Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared on social media a picture of Indian and New Zealand players Axar Patel, Ajaz Patel, Rachin Ravindra and Ravindra Jadeja with their backs to the camera as the names on their jersey complement each other.
The picture was taken at the Wankhede Stadium after the second Test match between India and New Zealand, which India won by 372 runs.
Ajaz and Rachin are Indian-origin players who play for New Zealand. While Ajaz was born in Mumbai before his family migrated to New Zealand, Rachin was born in Wellington.
A series win over the world champs ! Feels great to win a test at the Wankhede always. đź‘Śđź‘ŚA fab innings by @mayankcricket and great bowling performance by @AjazP . A special thanks to the @NorthStandGang for their support through the game đź‘Źđź‘Ź pic.twitter.com/NbgJZUnwHz
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 6, 2021
Some users joked about the difference in the shade of white between the Indian and New Zealand kits, saying that the Kiwis need to use better detergents. Others applauded Ashwin's creativity, saying that he should have been given an award for getting them to pose like that.
Another user said it was “peak-level school photography idea”.
Even the ICC shared the picture, captioning it “Picture perfect”.
All four spinners/all-rounders had a good series. Ajaz became only the third bowler in Test cricket history to bag all ten wickets of a single innings.
