In a direct and witty response to the ongoing controversy on social media, the great Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has once again used his platform to quash rumors of a rift with the former captain Virat Kohli.
Ravichandran Ashwin humorously responds to fan’s allegation of rift with Virat Kohli
On January 29, Ashwin addressed a viral post accusing him of launching an ‘indirect attack’ on Kohli, showing that the two ‘OGs’ of Indian cricket are as united as ever.
The latest accusation from fans against Ashwin stems from a video on his YouTube channel where he analyzed India’s T20I progress. Social media users accused him of making an ‘indirect attack’ on Kohli as Ashwin gave credit for it Rohit Sharma To revive India’s aggressive batting style, while failing to mention Kohli’s crucial 76-run inning t20 world cup 2024 Last. Trolls claimed that the omission was a deliberate attempt to downplay Kohli’s legacy and suggested that he was a hindrance to the team’s momentum. Ashwin immediately shut down these ‘clickbait fan wars’ by revealing that he had personally called Kohli, and both the legends laughed off the fabricated controversy.
🚨🚨Ravi Ashwin again indirectly attacks Virat Kohli and praises Rohit Sharma in T2OI. He said:
“Sure, we won the T2OI WC final in the 2024 WC, but we were losing that game easily, we won because of Bumrah’s brilliance and Suryakumar Yadav’s catches, otherwise South Africa was winning. We… pic.twitter.com/7vXhF3W5eg
– Rajeev (@Rajeev1841) 26 January 2026
Ashwin, known for his sharp wit both on the field and on social media, decided to bypass the public drama by calling Kohli directly to address the situation. His post strongly rebuked the culture of online ‘fan wars’ that often pits India’s biggest stars against each other. Ashwin clarified the conversation in his typical style:
“Just spoke to Virat about the concern over the indirect attack, and we both had a good laugh about how social media works on these kinds of clickbait fan wars. Thanks for giving us a reason to connect and talk.” Ashwin wrote on X.
Spoke to Virat about “Rajeev1841″‘s concern over indirect attacks and we both had a good laugh about how social media works on such click baity fan wars.
Thank you for giving us a reason to connect and talk.☺️☺️ https://t.co/0tXfxoNM6y
– Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) 29 January 2026
Chase master Virat Kohli’s dual legacy in T20I and ODI cricket
Kohli’s T20I career reached its fairy-tale end on June 29, 2024, when he scored a match-winning 76 off 59 balls to lead India to the World Cup title. South AfricaEarned the Player of the Match award before officially retiring from the format with 4,188 runs and a staggering average of 48.69.
In the recently concluded home series against New Zealand in January 2026, Kohli displayed vintage dominance by scoring a brilliant 54th ODI century (124 off 108 balls) in the third match and 93 in the series opener, proving that his hunger for ‘big centuries’ is still not satiated. Despite being briefly displaced from the world No. 1 ODI ranking darryl mitchell As of January 21, 2026, Kohli sits comfortably at the No. 2 spot with 795 rating points, well ahead of contemporary rivals. ibrahim zadran And Rohit.
His recent form has been nothing short of relentless; In his last ten ODI innings, he has crossed the fifty mark six times, including two centuries during the 2025 Champions Trophy win and a clinical century against South Africa in December 2025. This ‘second innings’ of his career is marked by a refined approach where he balances his trademark aggressive running with a high strike rate that often touches the 115-120 range during the middle overs. Since ‘Chase Master’ focuses entirely on the 50-over format and IPLHis statistics, now close to 15,000 ODI runs, continue to rewrite the record books, ensuring that even though he will no longer wear the blue jersey in T20Is, his shadow will remain the longest in world cricket.
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