Overview

• Ashwin shared an Instagram screen recording of messages from a number claiming to be Adam Zampa asking for several Indian cricketers' phone numbers.
• The requester named Abhishek Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, Rinku Singh, and Shivam Dube in the ask.
• Ashwin replied playfully, asked if MS Dhoni’s number was needed, and wrote that he was compiling contacts in an Excel sheet.
• The impostor sent a contact card labeled “MS Dhoni Indian Cricketer” and attempted to call when replies slowed, with no indication Ashwin shared any real contacts.
• Coverage of the episode also noted Ashwin’s current plans, including going unsold at the ILT20 auction and his confirmed Sydney Thunder stint for the BBL starting December 14.