Ravichandran Ashwin reveals Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant's role in his terrific ton vs Bangladesh

Veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin talked about his innings in the ongoing Test against Bangladesh National Cricket Team. He said that it was special for him to play in front of his home crowd and claimed that playing TNPL helped him hit the century with a positive mindset.

Ravichandran Ashwin was the shining light for the India National Cricket Team on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh. The all-rounder turned out to be a crisis man for his team and made sure that he helped his team end the day on a high, having started the day on a poor note, losing quick wickets.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who came out to bat at No.8, came up with the superlative effort with the bat. The off-spinner batted with complete control as he timed the ball to perfection and made sure he played a crucial innings for his team in the context of the game.

Ravichandran Ashwin slammed his 6th Test century and made everyone applaud him for his innings. He ended day 1 with an unbeaten 102 runs off 112 balls. The homeboy also hit 10 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. His stellar innings with the bat helped the India National Cricket Team end with the score of 339 runs on the board

Ravichandran Ashwin, while talking about his innings, said that Chepauk has given him a lot of good memories. He admitted that coming into the Test, he worked on his batting a lot and attempted to hit the ball hard like Rishabh Pant. Speaking to broadcasters, he explained:

"Always a special feeling to play in front of the home crowd. This is a ground I completely love to play cricket in. It's given me a lot of wonderful memories. The last time I got a hundred, you were the coach Ravi bhai (Ravi Shastri). It does feel special. It helps that I have come back at the back of a T20 tournament (TNPL) and worked quite a bit on my batting.

"Of course, I have always been wafting my bat around outside off-stump. Worked on a few things and a surface like this with a bit of spice, if you're going after the ball, might as well go after it hard like Rishabh does."

Jaddu has been one of our best batters for our team in the last few years - Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin also talked about the nature of the pitch and also lavished rich praise on Ravindra Jadeja. He said that the all-rounder helped him in his innings and also hailed him as the best Test batter. He elaborated:

"It's an old Chennai surface with a bit of bounce and carry. The red soil pitch allows you to play a few shots if you are willing to just get in line and give it a bit of a tonk when there's width. He (Jadeja) was of real help; there was a point in time when I was sweating and getting a bit tired, but Jaddu noticed it quickly and guided me through that phase.

"Jaddu has been one of our best batters for our team in the last few years. His being there was pretty solid, and he was also very helpful in terms of telling me that we don't have to convert twos into threes, which was helpful for me."

Ravichandran Ashwin would be hoping to convert his century into a big one and then unveil his magic with the ball.