Veteran off-spinning all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has started to prepare for the only Test match with a return to red-ball cricket.
After a couple of months in the IPL, Ashwin said that his main aim of playing the first-division games was to get back into the habit of playing red-ball cricket and that shift from T20 cricket was important before the Edgbaston Test.
Ashwin, who led Mylapore to their maiden TNCS first-division title a couple of days ago has been sharing vlogs before the tournament, of the dressing room talks as he was excited to go back to his college on the outskirts of Chennai.
After the win, Ashwin said, “The purpose of playing these games (First Division) is to shift from 20 overs to this (red-ball) format…All these things are workload management. As you grow older, you play more and play smarter.
“I am trying to do that. I am enjoying my game. I just want to go there (England) and take it as it comes. I feel I can contribute with the bat and bowl well. I want to keep ticking on my fitness and keep working,” the 35-year old added.
“I have done all these things over the years that I feel I am in a position where I can take it as it comes. I am happy playing the kind of cricket I am playing. I do not want to think too far ahead,” Ashwin added.
