Dhoni calm like Messi, Yuvraj is Torres: Ashwin
Football is very much a part of the Indian cricket team’s training drill. FIFA on the Playstation is also the players’ favourite pastime in their hotel rooms. While they are all admirers of European clubs and players, some cricketers like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have also stakes in the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament. When India’s premier offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a rapidfire quiz, likening the Indian cricket heroes to football stars, here’s what he had to say. Ravichandran Ashwin likened himself to former Russian and Arsenal star Andrey Arshavin for the familiarity in the name.
“Not in terms of looks but names probably,” said Ashwin in a chat with BCCI.tv. According to Ashwin, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, respectively.
“Virat Kohli, I think is Cristiano Ronaldo. MS Dhoni is (similar to) Lionel Messi -in terms of character and the calmness that he exhibits,” said Ashwin.
“Yuvraj Singh is Fernando Torres, who sticks around the D and rises to get a header in,” added Ashwin.
The ICC Player of The Year is also very active on the social media. There are videos on YouTube where Ashwin imitates popular actors in Tamil films. He has also backed the holding of Jallikattu.