Ahmedabad: To turn into the best version of himself whereas studying one thing new on a regular basis is Ravichandran Ashwin’s endeavour as he goals to leave his lasting legacy within the pantheon of Indian cricket greats. Ashwin has now gained eight Man-of-the-Series awards in his 10-year profession and is simply eight wickets quick of equalling Harbhajan Singh’s 417 Test wickets.
It may properly occur in England this summer time however he would not need to entertain any such ideas.
“Honestly, that’s not even crossed my mind and if you want me to put my thoughts on it. He is a fantastic bowler. There’s a lot that I have learnt from him. I wasn’t even an off-spinner when Bhajju paa started playing for the Indian team,” Ashwin’s respect for an additional practitioner of the identical craft was there for all to see.
“He (Harbhajan) was also an inspiration because of the 2001 famous series (32 wickets in 3 Tests). I never imagined in 2001 that I will be an off-spinner, and I mean who would have imagined those things. I was fortunate to play alongside Bhajju paa when I came into the team and also play under Anil Bhai but I would now like to leave my own legacy,” Ashwin stated.
Being a pupil of the sport Ashwin needs to evolve as a cricketer and an individual on a regular basis. “My growth as a cricketer is a direct synonym to the person I am. I want to keep evolving, keep learning and that’s my second nature, directly proportional to the kind of cricketer I am and whatever I do, the best that I can be.”
Ashwin’s apathy for all these pitch critics is properly documented and he would love to see how the worldwide media reacts when a inexperienced prime is given to India once they go for a sport outdoors the sub-continent. “The series win is a testament to the fact that this is a really good Indian cricket team. That’s all I would like to say. Other day, I was listening to what Sunny bhai (Sunil Gavaskar) was saying, makes sense,” Ashwin stated referring to Gavaskar’s assertion about not giving an excessive amount of credence to the British pundits, whose favorite day job had been criticising the Indian tracks.
“Only because we are giving attention to people who are making a mockery of it, we are encouraging them to do it non-stop,” he stated.
He then sarcastically stated that he would keenly watch how international media cowl the criticism from Indian commentators in regards to the pitches offered when India is on tour overseas. “I would like to a pitch covered with grass somewhere else in the world and some of our Indian commentators, taking picture and putting an Instagram post and I will like to see how the global media takes notice and then we will know who’s at faulty end.”
Rohit Sharma throughout this sequence performed some stellar knocks in his mixture of 345 runs together with the 161 that skipper Virat Kohli rated extremely. Asked if Rohit may be put in the identical pedestal as Virender Sehwag, Ashwin felt that it is a no-brainer.
“Obviously, when you put him in a pedestal with Sehwag and that’s the right place and that’s where he belongs,” Ashwin stated. “He (Rohit) has always been a special batsman. It’s not an evolution. It was a matter of time and nobody is surprised that Rohit Sharma is doing what he is doing. I just hope he goes on to win a World Cup for India,” stated Ashwin.
