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Home pitch bully no more, Ashwin is an all-conditions star – The Roar
Indian off spinner Ravi Ashwin was long derided for relying on spin-friendly pitches and wilting outside of Asia. But with a wizardly performance at the MCG on…
Indian off spinner Ravi Ashwin was long derided for relying on spin-friendly pitches and wilting outside of Asia.
But with a wizardly performance at the MCG on Boxing Day, he again underlined his growth into an all-conditions star.
The 34-year-old tweaker was a constant threat as he took 3-35 from 22 overs to be the pick of the bowlers for India, who rolled Australia for 195 before going to stumps at 1-36.
In a country where visiting spinners are routinely tortured, producing such figures on the…
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