R Ashwin tested positive for COVID-19 and has not boarded the flight to United Kingdom where India is scheduled to play the rescheduled fifth Test match.
Ashwin now feels that he is not at all concerned about his performance after every game. He further adds that the last two years have been kind to him as he went on to carve iconic memories for team India
'The top three wicket-takers in the world are spinners in Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble,' said Ashwin.
The veteran spinner began the match with 430 scalps and claimed two wickets in the first innings before adding three more in the second essay to cross Kapil's mark.
Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli also retained their positions in the Test batters' chart -- at fifth and seventh respectively. While Rohit has 797 rating points in his kitty, Kohli has collected 756 points.
India's premier off-spinner R Ashwin opened up on Ravi Shastri's remark that left him "crushed' during his torrid phase of the career when he contemplated retirement multiple times.
Ashwin's entire family tested positive for the dreaded virus in May this year during the IPL's India leg and he had to quit the event, which was eventually completed in the UAE in September-October.
Ashwin dismissed Tom Latham to claim his 418th Test wicket and go past Harbhajan Singh on the fifth and final day of the opening Test against New Zealand here. He is now only behind Anil Kumble and Kapil Dev in the overall standings.
The 35-year-old spinner also surpassed Harbhajan Singh's Test cricket career haul of 417 wickets (in 103 games).
The incident happened during the 77th over when Ashwin had completed bowling the fourth ball to New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and went across after finishing his bowling action.
Following India's five-wicket win over New Zealand in the first of the three-match T20 series, match's star performer R Ashwin (2/23) said bowling slow on the Jaipur surface did the trick for him.
Delhi Capitals senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lavished praise on Shimron Hetmyer, saying that the West Indian has done well for the team this year and his efforts are recognised in the dressing room.
The former Australian captain's contention is that the veteran off-spinner all-rounder has proved himself as a "fine bowler in all conditions" and deserves a place in the team.
Ashwin, who is on a break in the UK like the rest of his India teammates after WTC Final, will play domestic English games if gets his work visa in time.
For Arjuna Award, the Board will send the names of senior batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who was ignored last year, K L Rahul and pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
Legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar believes there's a reason why Virat Kohli is a success on any surface and conditions, and the former Indian batsman explained how.
Ashwin is an integral part of the Indian Test team but has not played a limited overs match in international cricket since July 2017.
The spinner admitted that his DRS calls were not upto the mark, especially on his return to Indian surfaces after a hard-fought series in Australia.
The International Cricket Council's official social media profile took to Twitter to announce the recipient.
Ashwin has now won eight Man-of-the-Series awards in his 10-year career and is only eight wickets short of equalling Harbhajan Singh's 417 Test wickets.
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