New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Ravichandran Ashwin shared an experience with fans by recounting a humorous run-in with a scammer who was impersonating Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa. In a chat revealed by former Indian spinner, the fraudster attempted to obtain the phone numbers of Indian cricketers like Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and others but Ashwin outsmarted him with a witty response.

Mohammed Shami was quick to comment, stating, he too experienced it earlier, saying, "Same msg mujhe bhi aya tha bhai main samjh gaya tha koi 420 log hai isk picche (I got the same message too, brother. I figured out that some scammer was behind it")

A number from the United Arab Emirates messaged Ashwin, referring to him as 'brother' and ...