NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin demonstrated his continued dominance in Take a look at cricket by securing six wickets within the first Take a look at in opposition to Bangladesh on a red-soil pitch. The seasoned spinner loved his stint on the pitch in Chennai, identified for its pacer-friendly traits on account of steep bounce.
Ashwin’s distinctive figures of 6 for 88 had been instrumental in India’s 280-run victory on Sunday.At 38, he has amassed 522 wickets from 101 Assessments, underscoring his prowess in various circumstances.
Highlighting his adaptability, Ashwin defined that his success got here from leveraging the bounce on the pitch fairly than ready for spin help.
“Look, I feel this pitch, even in the event you bowl good balls, you’ll go for runs. However the bounce goes to be fairly daunting. The wonder about purple soil is you set revs on it, there may be worth and there may be bounce,” PTI quoted Ashwin as saying to reporters within the post-match press meet.
The Chennai-based cricketer expressed his desire for taking part in on red-soil pitches over black-soil ones.
“You play on some black clay surfaces across the nation, and with out naming them, it’s important to do a variety of arduous work, put a variety of revs and see nothing come out of it.”
He elaborated on the complexities of various soil varieties and the expertise he has gained from them over time.
“Generally it is higher to not put revs on it in sure locations. So, to even perceive all these, and discuss it’s a honest quantity of studying for me. It is occurred over time. Like I stated, this one’s obtained strong bounce. I’ll any day play on a floor like this and get hit than play on different surfaces.”
Lamenting the prevalence of black-soil pitches within the nation, Ashwin famous that red-soil pitches have traditionally been essential for Take a look at cricket in India.
“The surfaces react very otherwise at totally different instances of the yr. We have misplaced a variety of purple soil pitches over time, which was a key element of enjoying Take a look at cricket in India.”
He advocated for preserving pitch selection fairly than standardizing them.
“Generally across the nation, individuals do make the error of terming India as an entire. I truly assume India has a variety of overseas soil in its personal nature. Generally, you go to Eden, it would not really feel residence. Then you definately go to Dharamshala, impulsively, it would not really feel residence.”
Addressing misconceptions about Indian pitches, Ashwin emphasised their numerous nature.
“For some wild cause, individuals do not appear to assimilate this as a result of the character of soil is totally different, the climate is totally different.”
He concluded by highlighting the dearth of uniformity in India’s cricket calendar in comparison with different international locations.
“It is not like Australia the place each Boxing Day Take a look at match occurs at Melbourne. We do not do this. The Pongal Take a look at would not occur in Chennai all the time.”
Ashwin’s distinctive figures of 6 for 88 had been instrumental in India’s 280-run victory on Sunday.At 38, he has amassed 522 wickets from 101 Assessments, underscoring his prowess in various circumstances.
Highlighting his adaptability, Ashwin defined that his success got here from leveraging the bounce on the pitch fairly than ready for spin help.
“Look, I feel this pitch, even in the event you bowl good balls, you’ll go for runs. However the bounce goes to be fairly daunting. The wonder about purple soil is you set revs on it, there may be worth and there may be bounce,” PTI quoted Ashwin as saying to reporters within the post-match press meet.
The Chennai-based cricketer expressed his desire for taking part in on red-soil pitches over black-soil ones.
“You play on some black clay surfaces across the nation, and with out naming them, it’s important to do a variety of arduous work, put a variety of revs and see nothing come out of it.”
He elaborated on the complexities of various soil varieties and the expertise he has gained from them over time.
“Generally it is higher to not put revs on it in sure locations. So, to even perceive all these, and discuss it’s a honest quantity of studying for me. It is occurred over time. Like I stated, this one’s obtained strong bounce. I’ll any day play on a floor like this and get hit than play on different surfaces.”
Lamenting the prevalence of black-soil pitches within the nation, Ashwin famous that red-soil pitches have traditionally been essential for Take a look at cricket in India.
“The surfaces react very otherwise at totally different instances of the yr. We have misplaced a variety of purple soil pitches over time, which was a key element of enjoying Take a look at cricket in India.”
He advocated for preserving pitch selection fairly than standardizing them.
“Generally across the nation, individuals do make the error of terming India as an entire. I truly assume India has a variety of overseas soil in its personal nature. Generally, you go to Eden, it would not really feel residence. Then you definately go to Dharamshala, impulsively, it would not really feel residence.”
Addressing misconceptions about Indian pitches, Ashwin emphasised their numerous nature.
“For some wild cause, individuals do not appear to assimilate this as a result of the character of soil is totally different, the climate is totally different.”
He concluded by highlighting the dearth of uniformity in India’s cricket calendar in comparison with different international locations.
“It is not like Australia the place each Boxing Day Take a look at match occurs at Melbourne. We do not do this. The Pongal Take a look at would not occur in Chennai all the time.”
