Ravichandran Ashwin calls for Game of Thrones re-run during nationwide lockdown

In wake of ongoing coronavirus crisis, highly-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) season got postponed until furr tice by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). As threat of coronavirus continues to affect rmal life, cricketers are seen spending more time on social media or committing mselves to various extracurricular activities. However, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has recently shown interest in watching a famous TV show again.

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Ravichandran Ashwin recommends popular TV show to a fan

On March 29, Ravichandran Ashwin came across a tweet where a fan talked about petitioning against TV channels to air a certain genre of movies on a continuous basis. Upon reading tweet, off-spinner suggested user to watch a popular American television series Game of Thrones instead. cricketer was obviously referring to highly-successful George R.Martin’s adapted hit HBO TV show.

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Game of Thrones was launched in 2011 and it ran through eight seasons till its conclusion in 2019. It is one of most globally-recognised television dramas and it won several top awards during its run. By recommending Game of Thrones to a fan, Ravichandran Ashwin may well have revealed his favourite show publicly.

Before revealing Game of Thrones to fans, Ravichandran Ashwin changed his Twitter profile name to “Let’s Stay Indoors India”. He changed name to urge Indian citizens into staying indoors until coronavirus lockdown is lifted by government.

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Ravichandran Ashwin in Delhi Capitals team 2020 and IPL postponed

Having led Kings XI Punjab in 2018 and 2019 editions, Ravichandran Ashwin was traded to Delhi Capitals team 2020 during IPL 2020 trading window. Delhi Capitals franchise secured Ashwin's services for ₹7.6 crore. However, fans of cricketer will have to wait a while to see as IPL 2020 is expected to face furr delays going ahead. According to recent reports, upcoming season may also be cancelled altoger this year.

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