Veteran off-spinner Ravi Ashwin shared his insights on how he’s won the battle against Ben Stokes in the recently concluded series between both India and England.
Ashwin picked up his 36th five-wicket haul in the final test, which India won by a huge margin of one innings and 64 runs against England in Dharamshala.
One of the highlights of Ashwin’s bowling is the wicket of England’s skipper, Ben Stokes.
Talking about picking up wickets, Ashwin said, “I just felt like when Stokes gets into the very defensive shells, he allows you to come a little bit fuller and wider on occasions because he’s worried so much about the LBW. He gets into the zone of being literally extra tight, and he could just lunge forward to every single ball on those occasions.”
Ashwin further stated that “the ball found enough bounce and deviation to just get between the bat and pad of that top half. My intention was to get him out LBW, but the bounce enabled me to get through the transit.”
Ashwin also shared his insights on England’s Bazball style of cricket.
Talking about the same, Ashwin said, “What England did on this tour cannot be negated or cannot be spoken of on a lesser note. Whenever you do something new and when it’s likely to be revolutionary or entertaining, you will find areas where you can always find a balance. I thought they played good cricket, but we played some better cricket at the right moments.”
With his performance in the final test match, picking up nine wickets, Ashwin became the number one test bowler, surpassing his teammate Jasprit Bumrah.
