India, Aug. 22 -- Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and ex-India head coach Rahul Dravid on Thursday revisited a bizarre episode from the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, when a Tamil-language video from Ashwin's YouTube channel sparked criticism suggesting he had "coached" the Australian team on playing spin.

Ashwin had released the clip after Australia lost the second Test, explaining "how to play spin in India." While intended as educational content, fans and cricket enthusiasts criticised him for allegedly helping Australia. The backlash grew after India's unexpected defeat in the third Test at Indore, with social media flooded with memes and jokes - prompting the channel admin to even change the clip's thumbnail.

Recalling the i...