Ravichandran Ashwin: “An outstanding player but the only change he may have to make is for DRS (which is huge) nevertheless I think he will win the battle”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has admitted that if he were to bowl to Javed Miandad in his prime, he would come up short against the legendary Pakistan batsman.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “The main reason for the last 5-6 years’ rise can be attributed to Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has crowned Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan as the heroes behind Pakistan’s phenomenal rise in international cricket over the past five to six years.
Ahmed Shehzad: “There hasn’t been any threatening bowler from India that the opposition batter is scared to play him. They have good bowlers like [Jasprit] Bumrah, [Ravindra] Jadeja and [Ravichandran] Ashwin, but there has not been a dangerous bowler as such”
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Ahmed Shehzad, the Pakistan top order batsman, has dismissed popular opinion that the India trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin are dangerous bowlers.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “Pakistan also have a quality seam attack”
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Ravichandran Ashwin, the India spinner, has warned other teams ahead of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup about Pakistan’s “quality seam attack.”
Ravichandran Ashwin: “They have gone for Mohammad Nawaz, who is very much like Ravindra Jadeja”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said Pakistan’s Mohammad Nawaz is “very much like Ravindra Jadeja”.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “A tall left-arm seamer who sets the game with the new ball and also unleashes yorkers at the death. He might have gone for 14-15 crore had he been there at the IPL auction”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi could get bids in the range of 14-15 crore from Indian Premier League (IPL) teams if he were in the auction.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “Imad Wasim is a notable exclusion from Pakistan’s squad. He has been a regular feature for them in the T20 format. But he is not there this time”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said his Pakistan counterpart Imad Wasim has been a “notable exclusion” from the national team lately.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “Shaheen Shah Afridi is well, [a] real talent”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said Pakistan left-arm quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is “[a] real talent”.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “The standout batter and the way he bats, the hundred in Australia, it has to be Babar Azam”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said Pakistan captain Babar Azam is by far the country’s standout batsman.
Ravichandran Ashwin: “I’ve always been following Mohammad Rizwan and have been speaking about him for a while about the quality he brings”
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India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan brings great quality to the team.
