IND vs WI: "Ashwin Se Sikhe"- Irfan Pathan's Interesting Take On Ravichandran Ashwin's Fifer

Ravichandran Ashwin made a resounding comeback to the Indian playing XI after missing the World Test Championship final against Australia. He took his 33rd five-wicket haul in Test cricket as West Indies were bowled out for 150 on day 1 of the first Test.

Ashwin took 5/60 while Ravindra Jadeja three for 26. Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur took 1 wicket each. With the wicket of Tagernarine Chanderpaul, Ashwin became the first Indian bowler to dismiss the father-son combination in Test cricket. Debutant Alick Athanaze top-scored for the Windies with 47 in the first innings.

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Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan had an interesting take on Ashwin’s unique father-son feat. “Do generation ko out karna koi Ashwin se sikhe…” Pathan tweeted.

Do generation ko out karna koi Ashwin se sikhe…

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 12, 2023

The veteran spinner reflected on his performance and also spoke about the nature of the wicket.

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Expected The Pitch To Be Dry: Ravichandran Ashwin

“Pretty good performance. There was moisture in the pitch in the first session. It got slow and started to spin a bit more. It got a lot more slower. Personally enjoyed my first spell and had to adapt a bit more after. Not surprised with the pitch, expected it to be a bit dry. In my previous tours of West Indies, when it spins, it also tends to be slow” said Ashwin.

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The senior spinner further spoke about evolving as a player in this modern age of Test cricket and adjusting to bowling in different conditions as well.

“(Evolve about the game) It is the most important trait to be an international cricket. With so many leagues, we can get carried away with league performances but international cricket is all about getting better all the time. (Jaiswal) He just reverse swept the first ball of the last over! That’s what you can expect from him. He is very vibrant, hope he goes far. From our side, we hope to keep the environment good for him” said Ashwin.

India dominated day 2 as well with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal both scoring hundreds. Rohit scored 103 while Jaiswal was unbeaten on 143. Virat Kohli is unbeaten on 36 from 96 balls as India were 312/2 at stumps on day 2. Shubman Gill batting at three scored just six off 11 balls.

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