Next Generation Of Bowlers Can forget To Even Think About Getting 1000 International Wickets, Says Ravichandran Ashwin

Veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that the next generation of bowlers should forget about picking 1000 international wickets.

There are only two bowlers in the history of international cricket, who have bagged 1000+ international wickets. The first one is Sri Lankan legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan who has played 495 games and has picked 1347 wickets and the other bowler is legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne, who bagged 1001 wickets in 339 games.

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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said that the legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne, who recently passed away, was a “colourful character”. He also spoke about why the next generation of bowlers will find it hard to bag 1000 international wickets.

“Shane Warne was a colourful character and he redefined the term bowling. He has taken more than 1000 international wickets. Not many can achieve this rare feat. In fact, the next generation of bowlers can forget to even think about getting 1000 international wickets,” Ashwin said in the video released on Tuesday.

“The volume of Test cricket will come down drastically. And also because there are so many leagues, workload management will take centrestage,” he said.

Warne brought spin as an attacking commodity to this cricketing world – Ravichandran Ashwin

While talking about the late Shane Warne, Ashwin said that the legendary leg-spinner brought spin as an “attacking commodity” to the cricketing world.

“I see Warne as a flag bearer for carrying the spin aspect of bowling on the front in the world cricketing map,” Ashwin said.

“Warne brought spin as an attacking commodity to this cricketing world. Even when there wasn’t much happening on the surface, he used to take wickets just with his sheer intimidating presence,” Ashwin said.

“I used to see people who master their art with some admiration and Shane Warne was one such gem. He was one of those bowlers I will pay to watch,” he added.

“I was talking to Rahul Dravid, who was extremely sad. For a spinner, your shoulder and upper half of the body has to be extremely strong because you have to use many rotations to spin the ball,” Ashwin said.

Ravichandran Ashwin added that having strong shoulders was a massive advantage for Warne, which helped him succeed in international cricket, Ashwin also narrated a childhood accident of Warne that helped him master the craft of leg-spin.

“Because for a spinner to master your craft, you should keep bowling in the nets. More so, if you are a leg-spinner. He had strong shoulders and that was his massive advantage.”

“It is such a unique story. There is a sport called Aussies Rules Football. It is a sport like rugby. It seems Warne wanted to play the sport but was not built for it since people who play it are tall and well-built blokes. So, they used to bully Warne and it seems he broke both his legs while playing. He couldn’t walk and was on bed rest. For 3-4 weeks he walked or rather floated using his bare hands and that made his shoulders strong and there was no looking back,” Ashwin said.

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