After a lot of hard work, R Ashwin came for his club team. IPL weather and star India The spinner says he did it to get into red ball cricket mode ahead of the fifth Test in England starting July 1.
The Indian Test team is likely to leave for England on June 15. She will play a warm-up match against Leicestershire before the Test at Edgbaston.
Just days after being part of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL final, Ashwin decided to pull out for his club side MRC ‘A’ in the TNCA First Division semi-finals and final.
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“The aim of playing these games (first-class) is to move from 20 overs to this (red ball) format… all these things are workload management. As you get older, you play more and play smarter.
“I’m trying to do that. I’m enjoying my game. I just want to go there (England) and take it as it comes. I think I can contribute with the bat And I can bowl well. I want to stick to my fitness and keep working.
Asked if he has set any target for himself, Ashwin, who recently overtook the great Kapil Dev (434) to become the second-highest wicket-taker for India (with 442 scalps) ace Behind leg-spinner Anil Kumble (619), he said: “I have worked incredibly hard on my game. I think a lot.
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“I’ve done all these things over the years that I feel like I’m in a position where I can take it when it comes. I’m happy with the kind of cricket I’m playing. I don’t look too far ahead want.”
Ashwin, who is keen to ensure that Tamil Nadu gets back to their dominant ways in the Ranji Trophy, said steps need to be taken to revive the red-ball culture in the state and TNCA should be allowed to go for a three-day or so. want to see from A four-day format for the First Division league next year. It is now played in a two-day format.
“I want to look back to the days when I started playing First Division. There was seriously good quality. I wish TNCA would move the game to three or four days next year.”
“Only if these quality players play back to back against each other, will there be more competition for places. Tamil Nadu cricket, yes, we have done well in the white ball game.
“If we have to revive the red-ball culture, the First Division is where we start. I believe I am giving my 1 per cent by coming back and playing here. A lot of hard work has been done with our team.” There have been a lot of disappointments,” he said.
Tamil Nadu, though successful in the white-ball formats (T20 and 50-over), has not progressed beyond the league stage in the last two seasons of the Ranji season.
“If you are serious about playing good red-ball cricket, both our fast bowling and our batting against fast bowling definitely need to go up. There are no two ways about it.
“At the moment, the intention is there. Our fast bowlers are struggling to get the right length and balance. We’ve got a dozen spins; We can manage and all that. In Ranji Trophy too, when it comes to spin, we are on our own. We know how to do this. Fast bowling is something we definitely need to work on.”
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