R Ashwin expertly leaves the ball in the final over of the just-finished India versus Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022 match, which was eventually declared wide by the umpire. In Venkat Prabhu’s Chennai 28 II, a similar scenario is depicted.

“What a wonderful movie Chennai 28(2) completely put my life on rewind mode. Genuinely felt I could have been a part of it,” R Ashwin tweeted in 2016 after seeing Venkat Prabhu’s film Chennai 28 II. Six years later, he reproduced a sequence from the film that had deeply moved him. Are you wondering how? Well, in just-ended India vs. Pakistan T20 World Cup 2022, Ashwin deftly leaves the ball delivered by Mohammed Nawaz, which was heading down the leg stump, to go down the leg stump. The umpire ruled that ball wide, giving India an additional run. This happened when India needed two runs off a single delivery, but the scores were levelled after that delivery, and Ashwin scored the winning run against Pakistan on the final ball.

Venkat Prabhu’s Chennai 28 II depicted a similar occurrence. Ranjith’s character, Imran, moves from outside the leg stump to inside to throw the ball wide and earn an extra run. Imran’s team needed five runs off five balls with two wickets in hand at this point. “Proud us!!” Venkat Prabhu shared a video on Twitter. He even mentioned R Ashwin.

Watch the video:

Proud us!! @ashwinravi99 #INDvsPAK #chennai28 #lastover pic.twitter.com/XqJO1Ahyzb

— venkat prabhu (@vp_offl) October 23, 2022

The tweet has received over 3.6 lakh views and over 22,600 likes since it was tweeted on October 23. It has also garnered a number of comments.

“Seriously thought this scene, when ashwin left the ball,” posted a person with laughing emoticons. “Super super Sir ! No wonder this movie is unforgettable and such a beautiful coincidence,” said another. “That’s ashvin. Excellent calculation and fore thought,” commented a third.

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