India's off-spinner R Ashwin gave an English journalist a befitting response in the press conference. He was asked about the pitch used for the third match against England at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Ashwin, in the presser, had questioned back to the British journalist and replied, "I have a question back. What is a good cricket surface?"

"I am the one asking the question... good contest between bat and ball?" he said.

"What makes a good surface? Who defines this? Seam on the first day and then bat well and then spin on the last two days? Come on! Who makes all these rules, we need to get over it and not talk about whatever picture you want to paint," Ashwin added.

"If you are asking if it is a good Test surface, I don't see any of the players coming from England having an issue with the surface. They want to improve, they look like they want to have a contest.

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"Is it the players and the people who are reporting back that want their players to not complete and complain about the pitches? Because we have never done that on any of the tours."

The journalist further asked if Ashwin is looking for a similar pitch to the third Test for the upcoming match. "Hoping for a similar surface in the next Test?", the journo said.

The off-spinner, who completed 400 Test wickets, responded, "It depends on what you're hoping for. We are hoping for a good cricket match."

Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer had a hilarious take on Ashwin's brutal answer to the journalist's question. The spinner has been at his best on the field and he's not going easy off the field too.

".@ashwinravi99 taking English wickets both on and off the field???? #INDvsENG", wrote Jaffer, reacting to the press conference.