After R Ashwin accomplished a five-wicket haul within the 2nd innings vs England in ongoing Test in Ranchi, the legenedary Sunil Gavaskar has phrases of reward for the star off-spinner from Chennai. Ashwin, who just lately, surpassed an enormous landmark of 500 Test wickets, additionally went previous Anil Kumble to assert most Test wickets picked in India. Ashwin now has 354 wickets whereas Kumble has slipped to second spot with 350.
Gavaskar didn’t simply reward Ashwin however went on to say that he ought to lead India within the fifth Test at Dharamsala if India win the Ranchi Test because the spinner deserves honour for his cricketing achievements.
“India win tomorrow, and you go to Dharamshala (for fifth and final Test), I just hope that Rohit allows you to lead the team out to the field. That’ll be a wonderful gesture, honour for all that you have done for Indian cricket,” Gavaskar mentioned whereas chatting with Ashwin on Jio Cinema after finish of third day’s play.
While the suggestion was heartwarming and Ashwin thanked his tremendous senior for it, he replied by saying that captaining India is not any extra in his ideas and he’s blissful to play for India so long as doable.
“Sunny bhai, you are being too generous, thanks so much. However, expectations about all these things, I think I am well past all that. But genuinely saying, I am enjoying every single moment I am being with this team. The longer it lasts, I will be happy,” Ashwin mentioned.
Kumble spoke on Ashwin going previous him because the main wicket-taker in India in Tests, saying he’s blissful to see the off-spinner go previous him. The legendary leg-spinner additionally mentioned that champion bowlers like Ashwin can by no means be written off and he has confirmed the identical along with his five-wicket haul in Ranchi when India wanted him to step up.
“It is wonderful to see Ashwin right up there and I’m sure he will go beyond that. He still has a lot of matches to play for India. That’s why I also say that when someone has had that kind of a start to his Test career, the expectations are higher. When he doesn’t pick up fifers in two innings or two Test matches, people suddenly talk about his form, action, about why he is changing this and that. But that is all noise, which you need to keep away, and champion bowlers do that. Ashwin has certainly done that in this innings where India needed him most,” mentioned Kumble.
