Is Ravichandran Ashwin really the answer to team India's prayers for a genuine match winner or are the designer pitches being provided to team India making him appear so........
Well; I guess the answer to the question would lie somewhat in the affirmative considering the lack of pedigree; technique; temperament; application; dedication and perseverance in the ranks of the opposition batsmen.........
While there is no denying the fact that Ashwin is indeed a much improved bowler who has tirelessly worked on developing a stock delivery rather than depending on his innovations like the carrom ball or straighter one all the time there is also no denying that most if not all the batsmen confronting him during recent times have more than contributed to their own demises with rank bad shots that almost defy logic at the best of times.........
Call me whatever you will but I for one firmly believe that the pitches being provided to team India off late make Ashwin look much better than he actually is as any bowler with some mastery over the art of spin bowling would excel on pitches that start turning square from ball one in my humble opinion.........
I for one would only want to pass judgement on Ashwin's mettle and place/rank in the annals of spinners who have adorned the pathways of this hallowed game when he starts producing similar if not as spectacular results on pitches outside the sub continent that are not half as conducive to finger spinners like Ashwin and provide the opposition batsmen with a far greater opportunity of negating his spinning abilities with dexterity of foot and inimitable hand eye co-ordination..........
Yes there is no denying the fact that team India is going to be playing a minimum of two more home series in the near future and the rank turners being provided to it on demand (home conditions/advantage and all that you see) would prove more than handy in bloating Ashwin's strike rate and bowling figures; I for one would like to see him ensnare batsmen in his intricate and beguiling web on a sporting pitch that does provide the hapless batsmen with a more than equal opportunity of showing off their batting prowess...........
Well in my opinion for whatever it is worth; anointing Ashwin as India's finest ever spin bowler would be doing a great disservice to the real greats like Bhagwat Chandrashekhar; Erapalli Prasanna and the stormy petrel Bishan Singh Bedi who ensnared batsmen with far more pronounced abilities to play quality spin bowling in their webs with far more wizardy and mastery..........
Well; I guess the answer to the question would lie somewhat in the affirmative considering the lack of pedigree; technique; temperament; application; dedication and perseverance in the ranks of the opposition batsmen.........
While there is no denying the fact that Ashwin is indeed a much improved bowler who has tirelessly worked on developing a stock delivery rather than depending on his innovations like the carrom ball or straighter one all the time there is also no denying that most if not all the batsmen confronting him during recent times have more than contributed to their own demises with rank bad shots that almost defy logic at the best of times.........
Call me whatever you will but I for one firmly believe that the pitches being provided to team India off late make Ashwin look much better than he actually is as any bowler with some mastery over the art of spin bowling would excel on pitches that start turning square from ball one in my humble opinion.........
I for one would only want to pass judgement on Ashwin's mettle and place/rank in the annals of spinners who have adorned the pathways of this hallowed game when he starts producing similar if not as spectacular results on pitches outside the sub continent that are not half as conducive to finger spinners like Ashwin and provide the opposition batsmen with a far greater opportunity of negating his spinning abilities with dexterity of foot and inimitable hand eye co-ordination..........
Yes there is no denying the fact that team India is going to be playing a minimum of two more home series in the near future and the rank turners being provided to it on demand (home conditions/advantage and all that you see) would prove more than handy in bloating Ashwin's strike rate and bowling figures; I for one would like to see him ensnare batsmen in his intricate and beguiling web on a sporting pitch that does provide the hapless batsmen with a more than equal opportunity of showing off their batting prowess...........
Well in my opinion for whatever it is worth; anointing Ashwin as India's finest ever spin bowler would be doing a great disservice to the real greats like Bhagwat Chandrashekhar; Erapalli Prasanna and the stormy petrel Bishan Singh Bedi who ensnared batsmen with far more pronounced abilities to play quality spin bowling in their webs with far more wizardy and mastery..........
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