Ravichandran Ashwin chose a perfect occasion to settle his Indian Premier League battle with Australian Glenn Maxwell. At the Ceat cricket awards ceremony yesterday where the Indian offie was awarded the Indian Player of the Year, Ashwin clarified his over-the-top reaction after claiming Maxwell's wicket in the Qualifier 2 at the Wankhede Stadium last Friday.


Ravichandran Ashwin receives the Indian Player of the Year award from VVS Laxman. Pic/Bipin Kokate 

Ashwin blew a kiss after claiming Maxwell's wicket for the first time in three matches of IPL-7 against Kings XI Punjab. Ashwin's reaction, however, did not go down well with his Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni.