‘Probably the most thankless job’: Ashwin lauds floor workers as rain forces India-Pakistan match into reserve day – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: India haven’t been capable of play a full 50 overs match to this point within the Asia Cup courtesy an incessant rain. Come Sunday, the heavy downpour once more performed a spoilsport in the course of the high-octane India-Pakistan match at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
However the floor workers depart no stone unturned and produce better of their efforts to make the sphere playable because the one such image of them drying the moist patches on the bottom with an progressive method surfaced on social media.
India’s star off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took to X, previously Twitter, to increase his gratitude to floor workers for his or her stupendous work.

“Innovation. Floor workers doing probably the most thankless job,” Ashwin posted together with the image of floor workers whereas they had been drying the bottom.
The match was halted when India had been 147-2 in 24.1 overs after being invited to bat first. Later the match officers determined to desert the play and transfer the match into the reserve day.
Virat Kohli, on eight, and returning KL Rahul, on 17, had been on the crease when rain pressured gamers off the sphere and the showers quickly obtained heavy.
Skipper Rohit Sharma, who hit 56, and Shubman Gill, who made 58, placed on 121 runs for the opening wicket earlier than leg-spinner Shadab Khan and left-arm fast Shaheen Shah Afridi despatched them again.