New Delhi: Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin proved once again why he’s considered as the undisputed king of slow bowling as he produced as masterclass performance in India’s 7-wicket victory in the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh. The hosts thrashed the visitors, registering a 2-0 clean sweep in the series, after they had won the first Test in Chennai by a massive 280-run margin.
Ashwin added another feather to his cap after clinching 5 wickets in the Kanpur Test, offering a considerable help in the India passing the Test with flying colours. With 6 wickets and a century worth remembering in the first Test match and 5 wickets in the second, Ashwin bagged the Player of the Tournament award.
Ashwin adds another feather to his cap
By winning his 11th Man of the Series award in Tests, Ashwin equalled Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan’s feat of winning the most number of Player of the Series awards. Muralitharan and Ashwin hold the top spot with 11 Player of the Series awards in Tests while Jacques Kallis is placed on the second position with 9 Player of the Series awards.
Here’s the entire list
Most Player of the Series awards in Tests
11 – Muttiah Muralitharan
11 – Ravichandran Ashwin
9 – Jacques Kallis
8 – Sir Richard Hadlee
8 – Imran Khan
8 – Shane Warne
1⃣1⃣4⃣ runs with the bat
1⃣1⃣ wickets with the ball
R Ashwin becomes the Player of the Series for his terrific all-round display 🫡
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After bagging the award, the premier off-spinner said that he’s glad that he could participate in team’s series win. He also said that it was a massive win for Team India in context to the World Test Championship (WTC).
‘Really glad I’m able to turn up performances for the team’s victory. Winning this game was important for us. Lot of bowlers contributed really well for us today. Massive win for us in the context of the WTC. When we bowled them out yesterday, it was little after lunch. Rohit was keen that we needed 80 overs to bowl at them. And the moment he came inside out and gave that talk where we’re going to go after it even if we get out under 230. It’s not only him saying it, he went out there and hit his first ball for six. He set the tone that way and obviously follows on from there’, Ashwin said.
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