New Delhi, March 9 -- Former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin clarified his statement about bringing mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy early in the attack against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final and slammed the trolls for misinterpreting his remark.

Chakravarthy was introduced into the attack in the sixth over of the first inning. Ashwin took to X and gave his take on India skipper Rohit Sharma's decision. He wrote, "Varun in early! Not ideal."

Rohit's gamble paid off as he broke the opening stand by pinning Will Young in front of the stumps. He opened the floodgates, and 'Chinaman' Kuldeep Yadav capitalised on the opening by weaving magic with his mastery in spin.

Some fans flooded Ashwin's account and criticised him for his rem...