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“Who are his competitors now?” – Sanjay Manjrekar

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Ravichandran Ashwin has been in his best form and it is a good sign for Indian Cricket. For advancing the West Indies series, Ashwin bounced back into India‘s T20I. Now, ex-batter Sanjay Manjrekar mentioned how Ashwin has acquired the artwork of being reasonable in the shortest structure of the game.

Sanjay Manjrekar says,

“Who are his competitors now? You’ve got Chahal who’s confirmed for spinner on current form. Then you’ve got Axar Patel, you’ve got Jadeja who could do a bit of bowling. I think Ashwin’s selection on this tour was an excellent one. In the last couple of years in the Indian T20 league, Ashwin has started making an impact. I like Ashwin when he’s with somebody like Chahal. So, the onus is not on Ashwin to change the tide”

He added,

“You know, the spinner’s job in T20 cricket, in the middle phase, is to get wickets like Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj do for South Africa. That’s where Ashwin lacked a bit as a T20 spinner. He focused a lot on the economy, but when you have somebody like Chahal, or if there’s another wicket-taking wrist spinner, then Ashwin becomes a great compliment because Ashwin has mastered the art of being economical in T20 cricket

Sanjay also talked about the Kul-Cha duo

“I don’t think that combination will be ever employed by India. At least in T20 cricket where you have Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav both playing together as two spinners

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