For a fair while one of the first names on the team sheet in Test cricket has been the ace off-spinner R Ashwin, who has also always looked for new ways to reinvent himself with new variations to trouble opposition batsmen. But the off-spinner is no longer the automatic choice, especially in overseas conditions, where the fast bowlers have done well as a unit.
The off-spinner, who has four Test hundreds to boast off, was an automatic pick for most of his 65 Tests in which he has amassed 342 wickets and bowled India to some important victories.
The off-spinner, who has four Test hundreds to boast off, was an automatic pick for most of his 65 Tests in which he has amassed 342 wickets and bowled India to some important victories.
But the processes and policies sometimes change according to the situation according to Shastri.
“Sometimes in cricket nothing is automatic; when automatic fails you need some fuel.”
“He (Ashwin) is world class, we got Ravindra Jadeja who is world class, we got Kuldeep Yadav who will be world class in due course, he is still young.”
