Other side of Ravichandran Ashwin: When the spinner asked a fan to focus on kids education

New Delhi: Ravichandran Ashwin, who bamboozled South African batsmen in the recent Freedom series, showed his other side when a cricket fan questioned his credentials as a top bowler.

In a tweet, the fan claimed that the offbreak bowler is a "waste" in foreign condition, and he can "show his performance only in Asia".

@samrichardsanj dey poi pulla Kutty AH paddikka vei da..unna kettuthaan villayada vanthenah??

— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) December 12, 2015

Ashwin, who shares the record five Man of the Series awards in Tests for India with Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar, retorted asking, "did I ask your permission before deciding to take up cricket?"

The 29-year-old also advised the fan to focus on getting kids educated instead of worrying about him.