R Ashwin scored 46 runs in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against South Africa.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah's unique bowling action usually gets imitated by the fans or his teammates in the nets. But this time Bumrah was trying to copy off-spinner R Ashwin's bowling action ahead of the Day 2 of the second Test against South Africa.
The players were taking the field for the start of play when Bumrah tried Ashwin's bowling action near the boundary. It was very impressive and even the off-spinner couldn't stop himself from having a laugh.
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Ashwin wasn't given the ball on Day 1, but he did make an important contribution with the bat. India finished their first innings at 202 in Johannesburg, with him scoring 46 runs after stand-in captain KL Rahul opted to bat at the toss.
Apart from captain Rahul's half-century, no other batter reached the 50-run mark as South Africa picked up five wickets on 116 runs. Ashwin's knock helped India to reach 200 runs after they lost wickets in regular intervals.
Till the lunch break on Day 2, India managed to pick up four wickets of South Africa. Shardul Thakur bagged three wickets in the first session to bring India back in the game.