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NEW DELHI: Stranded at 499 testing grounds after Try Vizag, Ravichandran AshwinThe wait to join the exclusive ‘Club 500’ got a little longer on Monday.
Starting the second Test with 496 wickets, Ashwin was expected to reach the milestone in this game but the veteran off-spinner had a below-par outing with the ball in both the innings.
While Ashwin went wicketless in the first innings, he bagged three in the second. And Tom Hartley’s expulsion, which was reversed for a not out, was prolonged. ashwinLet’s hope.
As Ashwin had a lackluster outing in the second Test, the former England captain Kevin Pietersen He felt that the Indian veteran was chasing the ‘500 wickets’ milestone and that, in turn, put pressure on him.
“Ashwin was just chasing a milestone. That’s why he didn’t bowl as well as he could have. He did well at times. I thought he was much more threatening bowling wider outside the stump around the wicket. I think he bowled too much over the wicket to the right-handers. It can change the bowling over the bowling over the bowling over over,” Pietersen told official broadcasters after India’s 106-run win over England on Monday.
Pietersen also noted that once Ashwin achieves his 500th wicket, the monkey will be off his shoulders and the journeyman will once again be at his best for the rest of the series.
“I’m certainly never going to say he hasn’t got it or that the England bowlers have figured it out. He’s a tremendous bowler and has made great strides. It’s about the team, not the individual. “I’ll want one more wicket and “When I get it you will see him much more relaxed, the shoulder drops and now I can continue with the game,” added the former England batsman.
The third test will begin in Rajkot from February 15.
Starting the second Test with 496 wickets, Ashwin was expected to reach the milestone in this game but the veteran off-spinner had a below-par outing with the ball in both the innings.
While Ashwin went wicketless in the first innings, he bagged three in the second. And Tom Hartley’s expulsion, which was reversed for a not out, was prolonged. ashwinLet’s hope.
As Ashwin had a lackluster outing in the second Test, the former England captain Kevin Pietersen He felt that the Indian veteran was chasing the ‘500 wickets’ milestone and that, in turn, put pressure on him.
“Ashwin was just chasing a milestone. That’s why he didn’t bowl as well as he could have. He did well at times. I thought he was much more threatening bowling wider outside the stump around the wicket. I think he bowled too much over the wicket to the right-handers. It can change the bowling over the bowling over the bowling over over,” Pietersen told official broadcasters after India’s 106-run win over England on Monday.
Pietersen also noted that once Ashwin achieves his 500th wicket, the monkey will be off his shoulders and the journeyman will once again be at his best for the rest of the series.
“I’m certainly never going to say he hasn’t got it or that the England bowlers have figured it out. He’s a tremendous bowler and has made great strides. It’s about the team, not the individual. “I’ll want one more wicket and “When I get it you will see him much more relaxed, the shoulder drops and now I can continue with the game,” added the former England batsman.
The third test will begin in Rajkot from February 15.