IND vs AUS: India’s premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said on Saturday his plan to lure the Australian batters to play the drive shots and induce mistakes from them on a slow Nagpur track worked well as the home side won the first Test by an inning and 132 runs here. Follow IND vs AUS Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
IND vs AUS: Ravichandran Ashwin REVEALS his masterplan after spinning Australia out of Nagpur Test, says ‘It was slow wicket and my plan was to lure Australia batters to play drives’: Check Out
Ashwin was India’s highest wicket-taker with figure of 8 for 79, with a five-for in Australia’s second innings on the third day on Saturday. “The wicket was very slow. I have been saying this all through the Test. (It’s) Not one of those pitches where you might get the gloves ripping off at short leg or silly point. You need to get the batsman driving on this wicket,” Ashwin said after the match.
“So, I thought giving them (Australia batters) one of two balls to drive, induce them into shots and probably induce the other half of the bat as well,” he added.
The senior player spoke highly about fellow spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, who also scored big runs. Jadeja scored 70 runs in India’s first-innings total of 400 and took seven wickets for 81, while Axar contributed 84 with the bat to become the second-highest scorer for India in the match after captain Rohit Sharma (120).
“To say (that I got) massive help from Jaddu (Jadeja) would be an understatement. He has been in phenomenal form. In the last three years, the way he has batted and bowled, we don’t need to talk how well he moves on the field and how much addition he has been to the team; he has just been a fantastic cricketer,” said Ashwin.
Asked about the dominant win against a side like Australia, he said, “I will credit our batting unit, they kept them (Australia) long (enough) on the field. It was going to be difficult for them to come out to bat. The early wickets set the ton for us today.”
IND vs AUS: Ravichandran Ashwin REVEALS his masterplan after spinning Australia out of Nagpur Test, says ‘It was slow wicket and my plan was to lure Australia batters to play drives’: Check Out
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