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[CricAddict]

He is a genuinely smart guy, but really really cringe. Full of his own self-importance basically

Which is a good thing. Believing strongly in yourself.

 

[Chrish]

Ashwin doesn’t understand jokes. I remember Hershalle Gibbs tweeted something about Ashwin which was supposed to be a light-hearted comment. In reply Ashwin went on on how he was a match-fixer and insulted him further. Gibbs just responded saying how he can’t even take jokes.

It was pretty cringeworthy.

Ravichandran Ashwin: Trolled by Herschelle Gibbs on Twitter, R Ashwin responds with fixing jibe | Off the field News - Times of India

Off the field News: Herschelle Gibbs's attempt at trolling Ravichandran Ashwin did not end well with the Indian offspinner responding with a fixing jibe aimed at the form

www.google.com

 

[Senile Sentry]

Ashwin doesn’t understand jokes. I remember Hershalle Gibbs tweeted something about Ashwin which was supposed to be a light-hearted comment. In reply Ashwin went on on how he was a match-fixer and insulted him further. Gibbs just responded saying how he can’t even take jokes.

It was pretty cringeworthy.

Ravichandran Ashwin: Trolled by Herschelle Gibbs on Twitter, R Ashwin responds with fixing jibe | Off the field News - Times of India

Off the field News: Herschelle Gibbs's attempt at trolling Ravichandran Ashwin did not end well with the Indian offspinner responding with a fixing jibe aimed at the form

www.google.com

Yeah there is a thing called cultural difference.

 

[Chrish]

I mean he is a senior player and understands/ speaks English flawlessly.. He should know better. And anyone with a half-brain cell could tell Gibbs was clearly joking.

Pretty poor from him..

 

[Senile Sentry]

I mean he is a senior player and understands/ speaks English flawlessly.. He should know better. And anyone with a half-brain cell could tell Gibbs was clearly joking.

Pretty poor from him..

I mean he is a senior player and understands/ speaks English flawlessly.. He should know better. And anyone with a half-brain cell could tell Gibbs was clearly joking.

Pretty poor from him..

Knowledge of a particular language doesn't automatically make one knowledgeable about cultural nuances wherever it is spoken.

 

[Chrish]

Knowledge of a particular language doesn't automatically make one knowledgeable about cultural nuances wherever it is spoken.

As I said. I don't think it can be attributed to cultural difference as it seemed pretty clear that the other party didn't mean anything malicious. To me it comes downs to Ashwin just being a dick rather than it being a result of any misunderstanding.

But let's agree to disagree.

 

[CricAddict]

I mean he is a senior player and understands/ speaks English flawlessly.. He should know better. And anyone with a half-brain cell could tell Gibbs was clearly joking.

Pretty poor from him..

Yeah, like SS said, its cultural difference. Think Ashwin took it as defamation of his job and wasn't willing to accept it in kind.

Just out of interest, if you were Ashwin, what would have been your response to the jibe/joke from Gibbs?

 

[cnerd123]

Doesn't have to even be cultural differences. Maybe he's just not friends with Gibbs in a way that he's willing to accept jibes made about his lack of fitness/athleticism. Maybe he just really doesn't like Gibbs for his involvement with the Cronje fixing ring and doesn't want to be friends with him via twitter because of it.

 

[Chrish]

Yeah, like SS said, its cultural difference. Think Ashwin took it as defamation of his job and wasn't willing to accept it in kind.

Just out of interest, if you were Ashwin, what would have been your response to the jibe/joke from Gibbs?

No idea mate on what would I say. Better to keep quiet or laugh it off if you can't come up with something clever.

@cnerd123 you don't have to like or be friends anyone in order to maintain common courtesy and respect on social media, especially when you are a public figure and a potential role-model for many. May be it's just me.

 

[cnerd123]

Calling out someone on being unfit/unathletic on a post they've clearly only made to keep their sponsor happy is a bit of a dick move tho. Gibbs is already pushing the limits of common courtesy and respect by doing that, especially if he's not friends with Ashwin in that way.

 

[Chrish]

Calling out someone on being unfit/unathletic on a post they've clearly only made to keep their sponsor happy is a bit of a dick move tho. Gibbs is already pushing the limits of common courtesy and respect by doing that, especially if he's not friends with Ashwin in that way.

I see your point but Ashwin could have come up with something cleaver in response or ignored it altogether. I doubt it Nike would take away his sponsorship for not responding to such posts In fact the way he responded made him look like a complete bitch.

 

[cnerd123]

IDK I think it's noble to remind people that Gibbs once accepted money to fix a game. The Indian public has a short memory of these incidents. We should all remember why Azhar and Ajay Jadeja served bans from the games next time we see them at a political rally/doing commentary on a match.

Also remember that England's greatest test win of all time happened right after a couple of the Aussie players bet on themselves losing

 

[Daemon]

I see your point but Ashwin could have come up with something cleaver in response or ignored it altogether. I doubt it Nike would take away his sponsorship for not responding to such posts In fact the way he responded made him look like a complete bitch.

Yeah agreed. Both came out of it looking like dicks.

 

[honestbharani]

I dont think any of the things he has done makes him look like a dick coz none of it is really bad, per se and most of it is reasonably justified. Just shows he is still not mature enough to be considered for national captaincy, perhaps. Mean that level of immaturity instead of being a complete dick which I feel many many more in cricket are.

 

[Shri]

Better to keep quiet

yeah being a bitch is easy

 

[Daemon]

I dont think any of the things he has done makes him look like a dick coz none of it is really bad, per se and most of it is reasonably justified. Just shows he is still not mature enough to be considered for national captaincy, perhaps. Mean that level of immaturity instead of being a complete dick which I feel many many more in cricket are.

yes perhaps immature/sensitive is a better word

it read like a tbb/red reply to a lol cheating aussies joke. yes the jokes are terrible but their over the top serious replies are pretty cringe too.

 

[karan_fromthestands]

IDK I think it's noble to remind people that Gibbs once accepted money to fix a game. The Indian public has a short memory of these incidents. We should all remember why Azhar and Ajay Jadeja served bans from the games next time we see them at a political rally/doing commentary on a match.

Also remember that England's greatest test win of all time happened right after a couple of the Aussie players bet on themselves losing

Woah, when was this? How did I miss this

 

[cnerd123]

Woah, when was this? How did I miss this

This game:

Full Scorecard of Australia vs England 3rd Test 1981 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com

Complete Scorecard of Australia vs England 3rd Test 1981, Australia tour of England only on ESPNcricinfo.com. Find the complete scorecard of Australia vs England 3rd Test Online

www.espncricinfo.com

Article about it:

Cricket: The day England defied the odds

Twenty years on and the memory of events at Headingley 1981 still warms the heart. But forget Botham and Willis. Was the real story Lillee and Marsh and the £10 bet? Rob Steen investigates.

www.theguardian.com

Plenty of other pieces of writing surrounding this

 

[karan_fromthestands]

This game:

Full Scorecard of Australia vs England 3rd Test 1981 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com

Complete Scorecard of Australia vs England 3rd Test 1981, Australia tour of England only on ESPNcricinfo.com. Find the complete scorecard of Australia vs England 3rd Test Online

www.espncricinfo.com

Article about it:

Cricket: The day England defied the odds

Twenty years on and the memory of events at Headingley 1981 still warms the heart. But forget Botham and Willis. Was the real story Lillee and Marsh and the £10 bet? Rob Steen investigates.

www.theguardian.com

Plenty of other pieces of writing surrounding this

WTH, this doesn't get mentioned at all, and seems like there wasn't much fuss made about it. Was there any action taken against the players??

 

[cnerd123]

WTH, this doesn't get mentioned at all, and seems like there wasn't much fuss made about it. Was there any action taken against the players??

no action taken

imagine if this happened in an India or Pakistan game?