Team India's 'infamous' cricketer, was notorious for giving away runs, will contest elections again on BJP ticket.

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India's 'infamous' cricketer, was expert in giving away runs, BJP gave him ticket again

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ashok dinda bjp west bengal assembly elections: Former Indian fast bowler Ashok Dinda has once again been given ticket by BJP for the West Bengal assembly elections. BJP has declared Ashok Dinda as its candidate from Moyna seat. Dinda had become MLA by contesting elections from this seat last time. Now once again the Bharatiya Janata Party has expressed confidence in him.

India's 'infamous' cricketer, was expert in giving away runs, BJP gave him ticket againZoom

BJP made Ashok Dinda its candidate from Moyna seat.

New Delhi. Bharatiya Janata Party has released the first list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal. Former Indian fast bowler Ashok Dinda is also included in this. BJP has once again expressed confidence in Ashok Dinda and made him its candidate this time too. Ashok Dinda will contest for Moyna seat and shout for victory. By contesting elections on this seat in 2021, Ashok Dinda won and became MLA. Now for the second consecutive time he will come out to hoist the flag of victory. Before coming to the political field, Ashok Dinda played for the Indian cricket team. However, his career was nothing special.

Debut was in 2009
Ashok Dinda made his debut in international cricket in 2009 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He got a chance in the T20 International match against Sri Lanka. The very next year he also made his ODI debut. He played his first ODI match for Team India against Zimbabwe. However, he could never get a place in Test cricket. He played two formats for India, but after not being able to perform, he did not get many opportunities and was dropped from the team. Dinda was last seen in Team India's jersey in 2013, when he played an ODI against England.

BJP made Ashok Dinda its candidate from Moyna seat.

A lot of memes are made about Dinda
A lot of memes are made on social media about Ashok Dinda. The reason for this is his bowling expensive overs in IPL and international matches. Ashok Dinda had given away a lot of runs in many matches played for India, after which he was trolled. At the same time, this was seen on many occasions during IPL also. During his career, memes were made about him. This trend did not stop even after his retirement. Today, there is a funny trend on social media, which is known as 'Dinda Academy'. When a bowler gives away a lot of runs in an over, fans jokingly say that he is a student of 'Dinda Academy'. Apart from this, other types of memes are made.

Such was the career
Ashok Dinda's international career lasted only for four years. During this period, he played 13 ODI matches, in which he took 12 wickets with an economy of 6.18. His best performance was taking two wickets for 44 runs. At the same time, in 9 T20 International matches, he took 17 wickets, but gave away runs at an economy of more than 8. His best performance in this format is 4/19. Ashok Dinda's figures in first class were excellent. He dismissed 420 batsmen in 116 first class matches. He took 151 wickets in 98 matches in List-A. Dinda also played 78 IPL matches, in which he took 69 wickets.

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