India off-spinner R Ashwin shut a troll on social media after the user made a query on the price of N95 masks. “A single N95 mask starts from 70rs , A normal surgical mask costs 10rs which we can't and shouldn't use for more than 8 hours. People who suffer to get food, people who have low income , how can they afford this? Solution?,” the user had asked.
Ashwin probably had the perfect solution for the problem and the right-arm bowler suggested that he would like to buy and give it to people who can’t afford it.
“N 95 masks can be washed and reused. I am happy to buy and give it to people who can’t afford it! Please let me know ways to distribute them if you or anyone on my timeline knows how,” Ashwin had replied.
Earlier, the Delhi Capitals player had withdrawn his name from the IPL 2021 mid way to spend time with his family. "I will be taking a break from this year's IPL from tomorrow. My family and extended family are putting up a fight against #COVID19 and I want to support them during these tough times," Ashwin wrote on Twitter earlier.
The IPL 2021 though was eventually suspended with immediate effect earlier this week after there were COVID-19 positive cases within the franchise teams. DC’s Amit Mishra, SRH’s Wriddhiman Saha, KKR’s VarunChakravarthy and Sandeep Warrior and CSK’s bowling coach L.Balaji were among the members tested positive for the disease.
Ashwin played five matches in this edition of the IPL before opting out.