Ravichandran Ashwin To Join Yorkshire County Club As An Overseas Player

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is all set to join Yorkshire County Cricket Club for their forthcoming season. The club has signed the 33-year old for eight championship games and will join the side once his commitments with Delhi Capitals end in the IPL, following a seven-day break, as requested by the BCCI.

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The Tamil Nadu finger spinner arrives as a replacement player for South African spin bowler Keshav Maharaj. Maharaj enjoyed a successful stint with the team, picking up 38 wickets in five matches and scoring two half-centuries. He will join the club in the month of April.

Previously, Ashwin has also been a part of Nottinghamshire in 2019, snapping 34 wickets at an average of 24.58. During that stint, he picked four five-wicket hauls and 12 scalps in losing effort against Surrey. Ashwin also contributed in terms of runs, mustering 339 runs at a decent average of 37.66. Ravi Ashwin also featured for Worcestershire previously, chipping in with 20 wickets and averaging 42.50 with the willow.

Ravichandran Ashwin elated to be joining Yorkshire:

The 33-year old offie expressed his delightfulness in joining the side, which has a rich history and an incredible fan base. Ashwin conceded that amid the exciting crop of fast bowlers and batsmen, he would have an important role to play. He further spoke highly of the club’s home ground, Headingley, by admiring the conditions and hopes to enjoy and contribute to the wins as he did in his previous stints.

“I’m thrilled to be joining Yorkshire, a club with a wonderful history and a fantastic fan base. I think our team looks extremely talented with some superb pace bowlers and exciting batsmen. Hopefully my role as the spinner will be a key feature in helping the team achieve success.” Ashwin said as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo.

“Headingley has always been a fantastic venue to play at. People speak about the overhead conditions playing a big part so let’s hope for plenty of sun. I love playing first-class cricket and have enjoyed my two previous spells with Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire. My role will be to score runs and take wickets but it will be a collective effort if we are to win the title.” he added further.

Ravichandran Ashwin is India’s fourth-highest wicket-taker with 362 wickets in 70 Tests at an average of 25.36. Ashwin will follow the footsteps of batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who was county’s first-ever overseas player. Ashwin is currently preparing himself for the two Tests against New Zealand at their home next month.

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