Ravichandran Ashwin Aims to Emerge as a Better Player From England Tour

After England won the One-day International (ODI) series quite convincingly against India by the scoreline of 2-1, the two teams will lock horns with each other from August 1 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The Indian off-spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin in his latest interview with ICC reiterated that it is all about responding to the situation whatever it will be demanding.

India lastly toured  England in 2014. Inexperienced India got severe by 3-1 whereas the then Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side managed to salvage some pride by drawing a Test fixture.

In the limited-overs format of the same tour, India managed to win the series as hosts could not cope up to handle the seaming bowling of Indian bowlers.

This series will determine the top slot of Test rankings. Talking about Chennai-based ace bowler Ashwin, he took only three wickets in the two Tests in 2014. However, he will be expecting a better show this tiem around.

Ravichandran Ashwin in the county:

In order to assimilate the English conditions, Ashwin had a stint with Worcestershire in 2017. He managed to pick up 20 wickets in just four matches, at an average of 29.15 and an economy rate of 3.16. He also averaged 42.80 with the bat.

His latest interview:

In his latest interview, Ashwin talked about the opportunities, new learnings, schedules and many other things.

“You don’t get so many opportunities to do that in the current, very jigsaw-puzzled schedule that international cricket has,” Ashwin pointed out. “But for me, it is all about going there, understanding situations and trying to react to different situations,” he added.

 

“I want to try and use all my experience over the years that I have played Test cricket for, and make it for the best use, make sure that I give my best there, and come out as another cricketer who has learned as much as it is possible to learn from other tours,” he said

The 31-year-old Ravichandran Ashwin possess a fantastic record against England both with the bat as well as the bowl. He has 45 wickets and 655 runs in 11 Tests.