India, July 1 -- Ravichandran Ashwin, the legendary Indian spinner, suggested that there is no harm in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi warming the bench, as he is gaining experience by being with the squad. The former India player doubled on his comments after previously saying that the team management did the right thing by not playing him in the series opener against Ireland. After the loss in the opening T20I, Ashwin had stated that Sooryavanshi would get the desired learnings by offering water to the other members of the team.

However, his comment was taken out of context by some fans online, and the spinner faced brickbats from certain corners. Days later, Ashwin explained his stance, asking, "Since when has serving water to the other members ...