Twitter Reacts As R Ashwin Benched For Second Test At Lord's

R Ashwin missed out even after Shardul Thakur was injured.

England won the toss and opted to field at Lord's in the second Test. Both the teams have injury concerns and had to make some forced changes. Ravichandran Ashwin will not be a part of the playing XI in the second Test.

There was a chance that Ashwin would replace Shardul Thakur, who was ruled out due to injury. However, Ishant Sharma made the cut as the Indian team management stuck to the template of playing four seamers and one spinner in the line-up.

Here is a look at how the Twitteratti reacted.

With test matches at Leeds and Manchester, Ashwin will probably get one test at best, then two more at home and with this template, nothing for another year, maybe! The best spin bowler in the world!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 12, 2021

#ENGvIND

No Thakur for India. Ishant Sharma comes in. Four quicks. No real tail and no Ashwin. The top order will have to do what they are picked for -- BAT.

— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) August 12, 2021

Had to happen. The only question left was does Ashwin's batting give more value to India than Siraj's bowling at Lord's. https://t.co/A61lEVfQx9

— Manya (@CSKian716) August 12, 2021

Wonder how many times has a bowler who has picked 400+ Test wickets benched twice in an away Test. R Ashwin also hit a hundred v England recently in the Chennai Test this year. Has 5 Test tons. Let's hope India do well & an extra spinner isn't missed in the 4th innings!

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) August 12, 2021

Ashwin watching Moeen Ali and Jadeja play at Lord's pic.twitter.com/iaPic46O3W

— The Joker 🃏 (@Joker122018) August 12, 2021

No Ashwin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 12, 2021

Lords always have had something for the spinners as the match progresses , if the weather remains true thorough out the test and that’s the reason Moeen is back for ENG.Wont be a bad idea for india to get Ashwin in place of the injured Shardul Thakkur.

— Prasanna (@prasannalara) August 12, 2021

Feels like England have picked the right team & India haven’t … Ashwin should have played for India to give them more Batting plus his quality bowling … He bowls well in all conditions … Perfect bowling day … Feels like a wickets day … #ENGvIND

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 12, 2021

Just to remind, Ashwin is also a decent bat. He's far superior bowler than Jadeja and maybe on an even-keel as a batsman. At WTC final, it was Ashwin who helped us to at least give a fight! But, Kohli is Kohli. #INDvENG

— Rajesh Abraham🇮🇳 (@pendown) August 12, 2021