3 Reasons Why Ravichandran Ashwin Has Always Been A Part Of Victimized Indian Players

3 Reasons Why Ravichandran Ashwin Has Always Been A Part Of Victimized Indian Players.  The Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has picked 449 scalps in 88 Tests averaging 24.3 besides scoring 3043 runs averaging 27.41.

The all-rounder has also picked 151 scalps in 113 ODIs averaging 33.49 and 72 scalps in 65 T20Is averaging 23.22. The all-rounder has an ODI fifty.

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3 Reasons Why Ravichandran Ashwin Has Always Been A Part Of Victimized Indian Players

1. Frequent Chop And Change; Selection Dilemma In T20Is

Ravichandran Ashwin was retained for the New Zealand home series after the conclusion of the 2021 T20 World Cup and was dropped later. And after a gap of eight months, he was brought back for the 5-match T20Is against hosts West Indies.

Ravichandran Ashwin’s selection has time and again been questioned by experts. Making a return to the field after several months, the off-spinner looked in control with the ball in the Caribbean. He picked up only three wickets in as many T20Is but went for only 6.67 an over. His scalps included those of the dangerous Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer.

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With 72 scalps in 65 matches, Ravichandran Ashwin is India’s third-highest wicket-taker in T20 Internationals. Only Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal are ahead of him. The 36-year-old played the 2021 T20 World Cup, New Zealand, West Indies, and South Africa series, Asia Cup 2022, and T20 World Cup 2022.

It was only in the recent T20I World Cup 2021 that Ravichandran Ashwin made a return to India’s white-ball team, ending his 4-year-long exodus from limited-overs internationals, thanks to his consistent performance in the Indian Premier League. The Indian selectors opting to select him for fewer matches has affected his form and is a reason why he has been a part of victimized Indian players despite strong performances in T20Is.

2. Emergence Of Ravindra Jadeja Who Can Bat, Bowl, And Field Well

Ravindra Jadeja is a complete player who can not only just bat and bowl but also fields well. Ravindra Jadeja was selected ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin for the Edgbaston Test with Shardul Thakur getting in as 4th seam bowling option.

Ravichandran Ashwin, the off-spinner sat out the first four Tests played in 2021 when India took a 2-1 lead but was also not considered in the final rescheduled Test at Edgbaston, which was postponed due to Covid-19. Fans and many former cricketers were not happy when Rahul Dravid went with Ravindra Jadeja instead of Ravichandran Ashwin.

Ravindra Jadeja has a better batting tally than Ravichandran Ashwin in SENA nations. Although the off-spinner has 449 wickets in Test cricket, 207 more than Ravindra Jadeja’s tally, it is the batting ability of Ravindra Jadeja that makes him a better-equipped player than the Chennai-born off-spinner. The emergence of Ravindra Jadeja means Ravichandran Ashwin stays on the bench mostly in away Tests and has always been a part of victimized Indian players.

3. Ravichandran Ashwin’s Age And Emergence Of Wrist Spinners

Wrist spinner Axar Patel’s rise in Tests along with Kuldeep Yadav’s form in the comeback Test against Bangladesh recently where he was awarded Man of the Match in the 1st Test for picking 8 scalps means 36-year-old off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin may not be in the scheme of things in future. Luckily for him, Ravindra Jadeja is injured, otherwise, he may not have been playing against Bangladesh.

Ravichandran Ashwin, the off-spinner though showed he is not over yet in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh by scoring 42* in the 2nd innings under tense circumstances after a 58 in the 1st Test besides picking 4/71 in the 2nd Test. He was awarded Man of the Match for his outstanding performance in the 2nd Test against Bangladesh.

However, Ravichandran Ashwin may retire from Tests soon as he is over 35 years while left-arm spinner 28-year-old Axar Patel, who has picked 47 scalps in 8 Tests averaging 14.29, and chinaman spinner 28 year old Kuldeep Yadav, who picked 34 scalps in 8 Tests averaging 21.56 will rule world cricket in forthcoming years.

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