'Can you share Virat Kohli’s number?’ - R Ashwin reveals scam attempt by fake ‘Devon Conway’ after IPL 2025

Former India international Ravichandran Ashwin shared a shocking incident related to a scam. Ashwin, through his YouTube channel, revealed that he received a WhatsApp message from a fake 'Devon Conway.' The scammer who messaged Ashwin claimed to be his Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teammate Devon Conway. 

After a few formal words, the person asked went straight into the business, asking Ashwin to share Virat Kohli's contact number. Then, he asked for the numbers of Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni. By then, Ashwin started to see red flags and went into CSK's group to check Conway's actual WhatsApp number. Ashwin took only a few minutes to realize that on the other side of the phone, it was a scammer who tried to collect some high-profile contacts. The incident happened after IPL 2025. 

"After the IPL got over, one guy messaged me, claiming to be Devon Conway, 'Hi buddy, how are you?' and I also responded, ‘We'll stay in touch. You're playing in MLC; I'll watch the games.' He then asked, 'I've lost Virat Kohli's number; can you share it?' I thought, why is he asking for Virat's number? I thought I should ask him, but I didn't want Devon Conway to misunderstand. Then I picked Virat Kohli's card and gave him a different number," Ashwin said.

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"Once I shared it, he replied, 'I've lost a few more numbers.' I asked whose numbers, and he responded, 'Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni.' I got suspicious and thought somebody was playing a prank." 

Ashwin used his grey matter 

Now, Ashwin played his card. He asked a tricky question to the scammer. 'I gave you a bat this year; how's that bat?' Ashwin asked. The scammer did not realize it was a trap and fell for it. Now, the former India cricketer had a clear picture in front of him, a pure case of scam. 

I then asked him a question, 'I gave you a bat this year; how's that bat?' He said the bat is amazing, but I hadn't even given him any. He lied, and I blocked him instantly. The guy took a chance. I went back to the CSK group and checked Devon Conway's number, and it was not the same. At least I had the smarts to send the duplicate card of Virat. It was his WhatsApp number in Australia. Thank goodness, because he was asking for everybody's numbers,” Ashwin added.