Watch: Ravichandran Ashwin Steals The Show At BCCI Awards With The Wittiest Of Replies To Farokh Engineer 1

Time and again Ravichandran Ashwin has proved he is second to none when it comes to having a brilliant sense of humor, and the Tamil Nadu ace once again won hearts by brilliantly covering up Farookh Engineer’s mistake at the BCCI awards on Wednesday.

The incident happened when Ashwin had finished his speech after receiving the Dilip Sardesai award for his best performance in the West Indies in 2016. Engineer created an uneasy situation by asking Ashwin: “What’s there in Karnataka water that produces great spinners like Chandra (BS Chadrasekhar), Prasanna and you?”

However, Ashwin stole the show by replying:“Not to bring politics in it but we had some Cauvery water recently in Tamil Nadu! I think it should be that.”

And as expected, his witty answer had everyone in splits.

The world No. 1 bowler also termed Engineer’s MAK Pataudi lecture as the most romantic he’s ever heard.

“I have been fortunate enough to be a part of five MAK Pataudi Lectures. We have had Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and our coach Anil Kumble give speeches but none as romantic as the one Mr Engineer delivered today. It’s so romantic that it’s hissing around this stage. I think every Indian cricketer should learn about Indian cricket. Thank you for entertaining us,” Ashwin said.

He further paid his tribute to spin legends Bishan Singh Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna, who were among the attendees.

“I just heard numbers (wickets) of Mr Bedi and Mr Prasanna and I will have to add my gully cricket wickets, if I have to get near them! They are insane numbers. I don’t think I will ever be able to get near them. Stories of Mr Prasanna, getting a rope to dip the ball to batsman are part of Indian cricket’s folklore and I am happy to carry forward the tradition,” said the off-spinner.

Speaking about the West Indies tour where he took 17 wickets in four outings, Ashwin said:

“Virat said one thing before ‘if this team can achieve something special, we can create great memories’. We prepared a charter here. When we embarked on our journey, everyone was happy, we created more memories than playing great cricket there. My love affair with West Indies, I just think, sometimes when you know you have done well against a team, the edges also don’t carry to the fielder.”