It showed me what to improve in my game” – Ravichandran Ashwin on the turning moment in his career.
Ravichandran Ashwin on the turning moment in his career
On Tuesday, March 5, seasoned Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin described the 2012 Test series against England at home as a watershed moment in his career.
According to the 37-year-old, the difficult series taught him what to improve in his game.
In the 2012 Test, Alastair Cook guided England to a memorable victory against India, winning 2-1. This was the last time India lost a Test series at home.
Ashwin struggled during the four-game Test series, taking only 14 wickets at an average of 52.64 as the English spin pair of Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar outperformed him.
During a news conference before of his 100th Test, the veteran off-spinner discussed the significance of England’s series loss in 2012.
The Tamil Nadu cricketer will become the 14th Indian to play at least 100 Tests when he enters the field against England in the series’ fifth and final game on Thursday, March 7, in Dharamsala.
“One of my finest spells in Test cricket has to be 2018-19 in Birmingham” – Ashwin
When asked to select his finest Test cricket periods throughout the course of a brilliant career, the 37-year-old named his 2018-19 effort in Birmingham as one of his best.
The off-spinner took seven wickets in the 2018-19 Birmingham Test, including the notable scalps of Alastair Cook and Joe Root.
The veteran cricketer agreed that the playing conditions in Dharamsala are really chilly.
Ashwin has taken 507 wickets in 99 Tests at an average of 23.91, including 35 five-fers and eight 10-wicket match hauls.
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