‘Point us in the right direction’: R Ashwin requests Elon Musk to help him secure his Twitter account

Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was instrumental in India’s victory over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has appealed to ‘Chief Twit’ Elon Musk to secure his Twitter account before March 19.

“Ok !! How do I get my Twitter account secure before the 19th of March now, I keep getting pop-ups, but none of the links lead out to any clarity. @elonmusk happy to do the needful. Point us in the right direction, please," tweeted the cricketer.
Ashwin, who is pretty active on the microblogging app, has earlier complained of experiencing several security issues, ever since Musk launched ‘Twitter Blue’ in India. He was one of the several who were subjected to security changes. The two-factor authentication (2FA) is now available only for those who have subscribed to Twitter Blue.


Ashwin’s post quickly gained traction on the microblogging app and went viral. It amassed more than 825K views and 18K likes. Many Twitter users flooded the comment section to help out the off-spinner. Some fans, however, opted for a more tongue-in-cheek reply. “Buy a lock, sir,” commented one Twitter user. Another took a potshot at the current Twitter CEO and wrote, “Elon bhai, toh memes share karne me busy hai, Anna!" (Brother Elon is busy creating memes bro!)

Besides 2FA, the microblogging app provides two other options to authenticate login: through an app or a security key. Twitter users who have not subscribed to Twitter Blue, have to opt for either of the two options before March 20.