For captain Rohit, Ashwin is an attacking possibility
With Ravichandran Ashwin getting a second wind in white-ball cricket, Rohit Sharma spoke of the senior off-spinner’s contributions in glowing phrases since his return to the limited-overs fold after a spot of 4 years.
“He (Ashwin) is always an attacking option for his captain. When you have someone like him in the squad, it always gives you the opportunity to take wickets in the middle, and we understand how important that middle phase is. That’s where you need to put the brakes on run-rate and try keep taking wickets. Ashwin provides that in the middle, along with Axar (Patel),” India’s T20 captain stated on the post-match press convention after a 3-0 clear sweep over New Zealand.
Washington Sundar’s damage paved the way in which for Ashwin’s return to the shortest format, as he was picked for the T20 World Cup. However, he wasn’t chosen for the primary two matches within the match, towards Pakistan and New Zealand, and belatedly, on the heels of back-to-back defeats, Ashwin was included within the taking part in eleven for the sport towards Afghanistan.
In three matches on the World Cup, the 35-year-old offie claimed six wickets at an economic system charge of 5.25. His resurgence continued within the house T20Is towards the Kiwis, the place within the first two matches – Ashwin was rested for the useless rubber – he as soon as once more made an affect, together with a worldie to dismiss Mark Chapman at Jaipur.
“It’s been a great comeback for him. Ever since he played in Dubai (at the T20 World Cup) and till now… He is a quality bowler, we all know that. And now the way he has come back and bowled in Dubai and the two games here, it shows the quality that he has,” Rohit stated, dropping a touch that not like the earlier workforce administration beneath Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri, the brand new management group of Rohit and head coach Rahul Dravid can be much more open to make use of finger-spin in white-ball cricket.
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What else has modified from the earlier regime vis-a-vis the brand new one?
“No change. We are trying to give the players the security, so that they can go out there and play fearless cricket. We spoke of this very clearly to all the players that if you are trying to do something for the team, that act will never go unnoticed. We will always recognise when you are trying to put your hands (up) and take the pressure on yourself and trying to do something for the team. The job of the coach and captain is to tell the players that if it doesn’t come off, we will still back you. We will stay consistent with that,” Rohit stated, whereas calling Venkatesh Iyer “a very, very bright prospect”.
