Virat Kohli is already on par with most of the greatest captains, says R Ashwin
Cricket | Feb 06, 2018, 11:52 AM ISTR Ashwin said Virat Kohli has a fierce winning mentality and his positive attitude always rubs on to other team members.
R Ashwin said Virat Kohli has a fierce winning mentality and his positive attitude always rubs on to other team members.
Dhoni also stressed on the adaptability factor at the auction and said they would have to keep the emotions in check while picking the squad.
The off-spinner is seeing trying a hand at seam bowling after the pacers did well in the first Test while he could only manage to conjure two wickets in the Newland Test.
The legend has high expectations from Virat Kohli's men as they have the luxury to play three fast bowlers.
Ashwin mentioned that he is always ready to raise the bar and standards that have been set in the previous matches.
Indian cricketers R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya were trolled by American show The Big Bang Theory.
The skipper admitted that the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal were so good that he was tempted to play them together.
Ashwin has so far taken 292 Test scalps at an average of 25.26 and with a strike rate of 52.4. He has also bagged 150 one-day wickets at 32.91.
Coaching at the Valasaravakkam facility would open from September 30 while that at Injambakkam would open shortly.
Ashwin, who has been officially 'rested' by the Indian selectors for the ongoing ODI series against Australia, is playing his fourth game ever since making his county debut last month.
In the team rankings, India remained on fifth even as the West Indies have toppled England after a 21-run win at Chester-le-Street last night.
With both Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal performing admirably, the selectors may just allow Ashwin to complete his county engagement.
Ashwin, who had taken three wickets in the first innings, took a five-wicket haul in the second innings to set up the big win for his team.
The Indian skipper has often attributed this consistency to concentrating on getting the team's process right.
Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara will also feature on the English circuit this season.
After Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2015, the opportunity provided itself before Saha to establish himself as India's first choice wicketkeeper in the longer version of the game.
Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis produced their best batting performance to keep India at bay after a first innings debacle, guiding the hosts to 209 for two at stumps on the third day.
"Wicket is slowing down at a very quick pace. Edges aren't carrying. So that means we will have to stick our guns out and try to prise a few wickets out", says Indian bowler Ashwin.
Jadeja achieved the feat while bowling in Sri Lanka's first innings on Day 3 of the second Test in Colombo.
Subramaniam, who is best known as Ravichandran Ashwin's childhood coach, will join the team before the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, starting August 3.
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