May 11, 2024

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India vs Australia: ‘On the field, he is the bowling captain’, Pragyan Ojha names the participant who’s main Indian bowling from the entrance

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Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been India’s important cog within the longest format for fairly a very long time now. Be it residence circumstances or abroad, he has mastered the artwork of choosing up massive wickets in essential moments.Ashwin has additionally been sensible within the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy the place he acquired the higher of ace Australian batsman Steve Smith on two events. After dismissing Smith at a rating of 1 in Adelaide, the off-spinner took him down once more in Melbourne, that too, for a duck.ALSO READ | ‘He literally wasn’t taking part in a shot’: When Ricky Ponting’s sledge in the direction of Brian Lara backfiredPraising his heroics in Australia, former Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha has referred to as Ashwin the ‘bowling captain’ of India in Test cricket. During a dialog with Sports Today, Ojha acknowledged that the Tamil Nadu bowler has all the time been spot-on about his bowling and planning.“Ashwin knows exactly what he wants to do. He’s not a rookie anymore. He has been to Australia and now he doesn’t have to play for his spot. That’s the most important thing for a player. Once you don’t have the fear of getting dropped from the team over poor performance, then your body language changes. You have a little bit of cushion to do certain things,” Ojha informed Sports Today.“That’s what is making a lot of difference for Ashwin and with the role he is playing now. On the field, he is the bowling captain. So, these responsibilities are helping his enhance his performance. He has always been spot-on about his bowling and planning,” Ojha added.ALSO READ | India vs Australia – Ashwin’s come actually ready: Marnus LabuschagnePragyan Ojha went on to hail Ashwin’s fearless strategy with the ball. The former cricketer mentioned that Ashwin has developed the behavior of delivering in each scenario, it doesn’t matter what the circumstances are.“A guy who has picked up almost 375 Test wickets, so I think, he should be a good planner. But the only difference I see is, mentally he is there. He thinks that it’s him who has to do well for his team and he is the leader of the bowling unit.“He is not worried about the alien conditions. Normally, when you are travelling to Australia as a rookie, you don’t know how the wickets are going to be or the Kookaburra ball is going to help you. Ashwin has gone past all these and he knows whatever the situation is, he will deliver,” Ojha mentioned.

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