Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin dedicate India's Test series win over South Africa to Chennai flood victims
India cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin dedicated their team's 3-0 Test win against South Africa to the Chennai flood victims.
New Delhi: India cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin dedicated their team's 3-0 Test win against South Africa to the Chennai flood victims and also lauded the Indian Army for their rescue and relief work. "I would like to dedicate this to the people in Chennai who are suffering from the floods and the Indian Army who is helping out...this one is for them," Rahane, who received the man-of-the-match award for his twin centuries in the last Test at Kotla, said at the post match presentation ceremony. Ashwin, who bagged the man-of-the-series for his 31 wickets and important contributions with the bat, said he would personally like to go out and help those people suffering in Chennai. Full Cricket Scorecard: India vs South Africa 2015 4th Test at Delhi
"Happiness got the better of me, I would like to dedicate my man of the series to the ppl suffering from the Chennai floods," Ashwin wrote on his twitter handle. "I would also like to add that I am not going to do anything joining hands with anyone,I would go down personally and do what I like," he further added. Virat Kohli terms 4th Test win against South Africa at Kotla special one
"I would like to dedicate this victory to the victims affected by the Chennai floods. I think that's been a very unfortunate few weeks and my thoughts go out to all the people who have lost their family members," said the skipper while concluding his post match media interaction. "The family members of some of our players [Vijay and Ashwin] were also stuck in one place for long time, for them to come out and play, shows commendable character. I hope it [victory] brings some joy to the people of Chennai," said Kohli.
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