Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday had a brain fade moment in the middle of the pitch while batting during India’s first innings on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand. During the match, Ashwin went on to take a review after being bowled while many were left baffled by the spinner’s decision.

The incident happened on the penultimate delivery of the second over on Day 2 of the Mumbai Test.

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Spinner Ajaz Patel, who has been bowling brilliantly, picked up the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha on the previous delivery and cleaned up Ashwin on the next ball.

It was a slower one from Patel which drifted inside and beat Ashwin’s defence to crash into the stumps.

Ashwin might have thought the New Zealand players were celebrating a stump out decision and ended up signalling for DRS to everyone’s surprise. Ashwin’s brain-fade moment soon became a talking point on social media with many trolling the Indian spinner for his decision.

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Meanwhile, Former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg also took a dig at Ashwin for his decision to review and shared a meme with the caption – “Ashwin reviews being bowled?????”.

In another tweet, Hogg slandered the Indian spinner for wasting a review for Team India in the Test match and stated that a batter should consult his partner at the non-striker’s end before opting for a review.

“Surely India lose a review with Ashwin reviewing being bowled. If your unsure of why your out you consult your partner not be given a hint by the umpire,” said Hogg.