R Ashwin is shaping up properly, appeared good in coaching: Jasprit Bumrah on spinner’s match health for SL Tests

India vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah stated that Ravichandran Ashwin is shaping up properly and appeared good within the coaching session, hinting on the veteran off-spinner’s inclusion within the first Test of a two-match sequence towards Sri Lanka in Mohali, beginning March 4. Ashwin, who final performed for India within the ODI sequence towards South Africa final month, was dominated out of the limited-overs sequence towards West Indies resulting from an unknown harm.

Notably, Ashwin was seen coaching rigorously within the nets alongside a number of members of the Indian males’s Test cricket crew on the IS Bindra PCA International Stadium. Ashwin had reached Mohali 10 days earlier than the first Test towards Sri Lanka. The Indian crew will play the primary Test match of the sequence at Mohali from March 4 to March 8 earlier than transferring to Bengaluru for the second Test.

“Ashwin is shaping up well. No complaints. He looked good and did everything in training today. Batted, bowled and did fielding. Hopefully, there won’t be any issue,” Jasprit Bumrah informed reporters in a digital interplay forward of the Test sequence vs Sri Lanka.

Ashwin has taken 430 wickets from 84 Tests and is simply behind Kapil Dev (434) and Anil Kumble within the listing of India’s highest wicket-takers within the longest format. Ashwin has picked 300 of his 430 Test wickets on Indian soil and holds the file for the quickest bowler to choose 300 Test wickets in 54 matches.

Rohit Sharma’s first Test as captain may even usher in a brand new period for India’s middle-order with Shubman Gill and Hanuma Vihari all set to turn into long-term replacements of veterans Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane.

India’s Test squad towards Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Priyank Panchal, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubhman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), KS Bharat, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, R. Ashwin (topic to health clearance), Kuldeep Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain).