Ravichandran Ashwin shared his experience with fans by recounting a funny encounter with a con man who posed as Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa. In a chat revealed by the former India spinner, the scammer tried to get the phone numbers of Indian cricketers like Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and others but Ashwin tricked him with a witty reply.
Mohammed Shami was quick to comment and stated that he had also experienced this earlier and said, “Same message mujhe bhi aya tha bhai main samjh gaya tha koi 420 log hai isk picche (I also got the same message bro. I found out some scammer was behind it”)
What happened?
A UAE number sent a message to Ashwin referring to him as “brother” and asking for contact details of Indian cricketers. When Ashwin did not respond, the fraudster went to the extent of trying to call him.
Ashwin then played and told the cheater that he would “send the list soon” and even asked if the list was “enough” or if he wanted former captain MS Dhoni’s number as well. The scammer claimed to already have Dhoni’s number and even sent a contact card mentioning “MS Dhoni Indian Cricketer”. When the prankster asked Ashwin to share ‘all’ the player contacts he had, Ashwin jokingly replied, “Compilation in Excel” and “I am preparing it for you”.
Netizens react
One of the users asked “How did he get your number”. Another said: “Next time he will say ‘bro send Kohli too, he needs a fantasy team.’ A third responded, “Give DSP Siraj’s number, he will take care”. “I guess even Dhoni doesn’t have Dhoni’s number considering how unreachable he is in general,” quipped one netizen. “Sir please start doing standup, I can assure you that you will be on top in few days,” the user advised Ashwin.
The conversation between the pair made fans laugh.
Ashwin’s work front
Meanwhile, after retiring from all international cricket and ending his IPL career in 2025, Ashwin is preparing to return to competitive cricket by joining the Big Bash League (BBL) from December. He will represent Sydney Thunder in the eight-team competition.
Although he was not picked up in the recent ILT20 auction in Dubai, this means that Ashwin will be available to play in the entire BBL season.
