R Ashwin has taken nine wickets at an average of 36.33 in the first two Test matches against England.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who has struggled in the first two Test matches against England, came under fire from former India opener Aakash Chopra for not being inventive enough on the batting-friendly surfaces. In two Test matches, Ashwin has taken nine wickets at an average of 36.33. In the series thus far, he has not been able to secure a four- or five-wicket haul. Tom Hartley of England has excelled him as a spinner; he has 14 wickets at an average of 24.57, including a seven-wicket haul in the first test.
According to the 46-year-old, the bowler must use creativity if the opposition assaults them on flat surfaces.
Really, I agree with you. When you play too much cricket on extremely spin-friendly wickets all the time and then go to flat pitches and the other team suddenly adopts an aggressive mindset, you have to be more creative than you would normally be,” Chopra said in a video posted to his YouTube page.
The cricketer-turned-commentator went on to say that Ashwin needs to learn how to bowl on flat fields because he is almost to the 500-run mark.”Ashwin is about to surpass 500 wickets in his career. As a result, you anticipate that he will comprehend and handle everything. The Ravi of Ravichandran Ashwin hasn’t risen in the series yet, in actuality. That’s definitely a combo of Bazball and basically being accustomed to playing on turning pitches,” the right-hand hitter continued.
Star batsman Virat Kohli is expected to miss the remaining games as well for personal reasons, according to the BCCI’s announcement of the selection for the final three Tests of the five-match series against England on Saturday. Virat had already skipped the opening two Test matches. His absence will now last for an additional three games. In the T20I series against Afghanistan earlier in January, he made his final appearance.
The series stars Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar. According to the BCCI, batsman KL Rahul and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s participation is contingent upon their fitness.
Having missed the first two Test matches owing to injury, Mohammed Shami is still sidelined. The squad now includes Pacer Akash Deep.
The series’ third, fourth, and fifth tests will all begin in different cities on February 15, February 23, and March 7, respectively, in Rajkot and Dharamsala. As of right now, the series is level 1–1. The second Test in Visakhapatnam was won by India by 106 runs following a 28-run defeat in the first Test in Hyderabad.
Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep.
