I'm enjoying my batting: Ashwin
Visakhapatnam: Nov 19, 2016, DHNS:
This year, Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 49 wickets in nine matches at an impressive average of 22.93 runs per scalp.
But his batting has hogged equal limelight during this period with the Tamil Nadu man gathering 466 runs at a shade under 47, an average that even a top-order batsman would be proud of.
While he remains India’s most trusted bowler in all conditions, his batting has been a revelation. His consistency with the bat has allowed India the luxury of playing five bowlers whenever the conditions have demanded so.
On Friday, the 30-year-old collected his fourth fifty-plus knock (including two hundreds against West Indies) to help India go past 450 after being down seven for 363.
“I just hope the comparison ends there,” said Ashwin when a journo compared his batting to VVS Laxman’s. While it was an exaggerated comparison, even the stylish Hyderabadi would be impressed with Ashwin’s progress as a batsman.
“I am quite enjoying my batting, tried staying a little positive. Obviously with runs behind my back wherever I have gone I have contributed heavily in the last four-five months. And generally, I mean there are attacks where you feel confident out there batting.
Ever since England toured here last time I have been batting well against them, so that's a psychological advantage you carry into a game when I play against them. Obviously I worked on a few things which I indicated in the West Indies. It is working out really well and I am enjoying my batting to be really honest,” he explained.
His 64-run partnership with debutant Jayant Yadav for the eighth wicket lifted India’s total to daunting proportions after the hosts had been reduced to 363 for seven in the first session.
“Me and Jayant go a long way back actually,” said Ashwin on batting with Jayant, who did quite well with 26 runs. “Two-three years ago he came down to Chennai and he was staying near my house for about two weeks. He practiced with me and I know the boy really well. He is someone who can really understand what I say and we have a very, very good rapport. I felt really happy for him, the way he came out and batted positively. His body language was great. Every bit of communication between us was auguring into the partnership getting deeper, so I kind of enjoyed it. I am very happy for him to have got his first wicket as well,” he remarked.
Ashwin termed Haseeb Hameed’s run out a “massive” one. Hameed, after being sent back by his partner Joe Root, was caught short when stumper Wriddhiman Saha back-flicked a throw from Jayant. “Obviously there was an error of judgement on their part. Sometimes these kinds of games are broken through run outs. And more than anything else, somebody like Jayant who is making his debut and getting such momentum through a run out and then later on going to get a wicket, I am really happy for him.”
But his batting has hogged equal limelight during this period with the Tamil Nadu man gathering 466 runs at a shade under 47, an average that even a top-order batsman would be proud of.
While he remains India’s most trusted bowler in all conditions, his batting has been a revelation. His consistency with the bat has allowed India the luxury of playing five bowlers whenever the conditions have demanded so.
On Friday, the 30-year-old collected his fourth fifty-plus knock (including two hundreds against West Indies) to help India go past 450 after being down seven for 363.
“I just hope the comparison ends there,” said Ashwin when a journo compared his batting to VVS Laxman’s. While it was an exaggerated comparison, even the stylish Hyderabadi would be impressed with Ashwin’s progress as a batsman.
“I am quite enjoying my batting, tried staying a little positive. Obviously with runs behind my back wherever I have gone I have contributed heavily in the last four-five months. And generally, I mean there are attacks where you feel confident out there batting.
Ever since England toured here last time I have been batting well against them, so that's a psychological advantage you carry into a game when I play against them. Obviously I worked on a few things which I indicated in the West Indies. It is working out really well and I am enjoying my batting to be really honest,” he explained.
His 64-run partnership with debutant Jayant Yadav for the eighth wicket lifted India’s total to daunting proportions after the hosts had been reduced to 363 for seven in the first session.
“Me and Jayant go a long way back actually,” said Ashwin on batting with Jayant, who did quite well with 26 runs. “Two-three years ago he came down to Chennai and he was staying near my house for about two weeks. He practiced with me and I know the boy really well. He is someone who can really understand what I say and we have a very, very good rapport. I felt really happy for him, the way he came out and batted positively. His body language was great. Every bit of communication between us was auguring into the partnership getting deeper, so I kind of enjoyed it. I am very happy for him to have got his first wicket as well,” he remarked.
Ashwin termed Haseeb Hameed’s run out a “massive” one. Hameed, after being sent back by his partner Joe Root, was caught short when stumper Wriddhiman Saha back-flicked a throw from Jayant. “Obviously there was an error of judgement on their part. Sometimes these kinds of games are broken through run outs. And more than anything else, somebody like Jayant who is making his debut and getting such momentum through a run out and then later on going to get a wicket, I am really happy for him.”
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