IND vs SL: Ravichandran Ashwin vs Harbhajan Singh debate – Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has made a big statement on Ravichandran Ashwin vs Harbhajan Singh debate. The southpaw feels Ashwin would have been a more difficult bowler to face due to his ability to vary the pace. Gambhir though felt Harbhajan was lovelier to watch. Follow India vs Sri Lanka Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
“As a batter, I would hate to face Ravichandran Ashwin, but I would love to watch Harbhajan Singh. This means, that as a left-hander, I would always feel that Ashwin could dismiss me, but as an analyst, then Harbhajan…he had that bounce, that doosra, and could dip the ball. And Ashwin, for a left-hander or any other batter, he is much more difficult to face because he is far more accurate and difficult because of his speed variations. Harbhajan Singh was more beautiful to watch,” Gautam Gambhir said to Star Sports.
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Harbhajan finished his Test career with 417 wickets in 103 matches at an average of 32.46. He is currently the fourth-highest wicket-taker for India.
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Ashwin broke yet another record during the first Test versus Sri Lanka. The off-spinner surpassed Kapil Dev and is now in the ninth position in all-time leading wicket-takers in Test cricket with 436 wickets to his name. Ashwin yet again proved a hindrance to the Lankan left-hand batters. He picked six wickets in the Mohali Test match.
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IND vs SL: Ravi Ashwin enters record books
- Ashwin took 434 wickets in 85 Tests and 160 innings
- Ashwin was the second-fastest to 400 wickets in Tests. He reached there in 77 innings
- Ashwin has taken over 200 wickets of left-hand batters. He thus became the first player to do
- He achieved this astonishing feat against England in 2021
- Close to 51.2% of his wickets are of left-hand batters.
Ashwin will next be seen in action in the second Pink-ball Test match against Sri Lanka starting on March 12.
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