With no
freedom to play across formats, the veteran spinner is only performing in the
longest format of the game.
Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was last seen plying his
trade for India in the limited-overs (ODI & T20I) against West Indies in
the away leg in 2017. After that, he was overlooked by the selection panel led
by the then chairman of selectors MSK Prasad, paying the way for wrist spinners
to take control of the game.
Since then, he has missed many important home and away
assignments. He missed Tests in England and Australia due to injuries in
2018-19 and also the ICC World Cup 2019. With no freedom to
play across formats, the veteran spinner is only performing in the longest
format of the game.
Besides this, he is also spicing it up in important domestic
tournaments. Recently, he took part in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019 final to
help Dinesh Karthik-led Tamil Nadu against Karnataka. Ravi Ashwin turned out to
be the one of the best performers for the team.Ashwin
emulated Imran Tahir’s running celebration after picking two wickets in
successive balls, then he almost paid a tribute to MS Dhoni by showing off his
finishing skills with the bat and to make things worse, he performed a
premature celebration, in what looked similar to that of Mushfiqur Rahim‘s
against India in ICC T20 World Cup 2016. Tamil Nadu lost the game by a run in
the final.
Ravichandran Ashwin is pleased
to give absolutely everything for any team
In the latest update, Ashwin has expressed that he had lost the
joy of playing cricket after being taken off from India’s limited-overs teams.
His injuries sabotaged his performances in the red-ball format. “Whatever I
achieved I never expected when I started playing. I enjoy playing day in, day
out.
But I felt somewhere in my career, because of the white ball snub
and injuries, I had lost the joy of playing the game, which was very very
dangerous for me. I could not watch the game on TV. That was something I did
not enjoy. Thankfully I have gotten over it. I took the help of people and I have
gotten over it,” Ashwin told Mumbai Mirror.
However, he is pleased to give absolutely everything for any team
when it really matters the most. “I am extremely happy, wherever there is a
game and an opportunity to deliver, even for a club game, I would go with full
commitment and willingness. If I keep my joy intact, there is no limit to what
I can achieve.”
Ravichandran Ashwin is confident of featuring for India again in
the limited-overs and stated that T20 World Cup next year in Australia will be
a ‘realistic goal’ considering the fact that he has loads of experience in his
resume. “I do want to represent India, I have been doing it over the years,
successfully at it. If you look at my T20 numbers and ODI number, they are no
mean achievements. The hopes are still alive, but I take a different approach
from others,” he said.
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