India, July 26 -- Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin did not stay silent after being attacked on social media for criticising England captain Ben Stokes. After the first two Tests, Ashwin had asked questions of Stokes' batting approach in the series, as the England captain had a torrid time handling the Indian bowlers.

"Ben Stokes is a fabulous player. I take my hat off to him. But we need to remember one thing. Barring that Headingley heroics in the Ashes, what has he achieved as a batter?" Ashwin said on his Hindi YouTube channel 'Ash Ki Baat.' "The readiness to play a Test match in the way a Test match needs to be played-that is the problem from the leadership standpoint. You are telling every batter to go and play an attack...