Mohali: India captain Rohit Sharma is quite surprised by senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s ability to get better over time and also termed him as the “greatest bowler of all time” after the feat achieved on Sunday. .
Ashwin, who became the country’s leading wicket-taker behind Kapil Dev’s 434 wickets, took 6/96 in the first Test against Sri Lanka to take his total to 436. When asked about Ashwin’s achievement in just 85 Tests, Rohit said, “Achieving this feat is a big thing in his cricketing career.”
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He said, “When you grow up with the desire to play Test cricket, you don’t dream about these things, so achieving it is a big achievement for him. I have been watching Ashwin play for a long time and whenever I see him, he always seems to get better and better.” The captain said, “Ashwin is such a player who has always believed in his ability. ,
Ashwin is ranked ninth in the top 10 of the world cricket rankings and in Rohit’s view he is the greatest bowler of all time. He said, “In my view, he is the greatest player of all time. He has been playing for so many years and performing for the country. So many match-winning performances, so he’s the greatest player of all time for me. People may have different views but from where I see it, he is one of the greatest players of all time. ,
So on why Ashwin is not regularly picked in the playing XI on foreign tours, Rohit said, “Frankly, nothing can tell you about the place in the team on overseas tours why he is not in the team and the final Why not in the XI? “Of course I don’t know because I wasn’t part of the selection at that time and I can’t tell you what happened and why he was dropped and why he didn’t play and so on. ” (agency)