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Legendary Indian cricketer and former skipper, Anil Kumble, is all praise for Ravichandran Ashwin and expressed that the young off-spinner has the temperament to deliver the goods under pressure, which is crucial at the international level.
The cricketer from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s limited-over squad since then.
The lanky off-spinner has played a massive role in the Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) success over the years in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well as the Champions League T20. As a result, Ashwin enjoys immense trust of his captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028,
who looks at the youngster whenever his side (India or CSK) requires a breakthrough.
Kumble said that Ashwin has a lot of variations up his sleeves, which is vital for a spinner to be successful at the game’s ultimate level.
"He's not scared to try out different deliveries in a match. He knows how to set up a batsman, which I think is the key for any bowler. He has the wicket-taking ability," the former captain expressed.
Ashwin has so far represented India in eight Tests, 40 One Day Internationals and 12 T20s, picking up more than a hundred scalps. On top of that, the 26-year-old cricketer is more than handy with the bat, having already scored a Test century.
The off-spinner picked up 18 wickets in the recently concluded two-match Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 at home, to be named as the Player of the Series.
The former captain further added that Ashwin was not predicted to be successful in the longer format at the start of his career due to his bowling action and trajectory. However, Kumble thinks that the spinner has proved his critics wrong.
"Nobody thought Ashwin will be successful in Tests. Everyone looked at him as a limited-overs specialist. They also looked at me as a one-day bowler," said Kumble. "But I proved them wrong and Ashwin is on track to doing so, with his recent Man of the Series
performance against the Kiwis."
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