Ravichandran Ashwin did not have the leading of excursions amid Delhi Capitals’ win against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Be that as it may, what caught the eye was his experimentations with the ball, as he delivered a torrent of leg-spinners and carrom balls.
Whereas he returned wicketless and gave away 22 runs in 2.5 overs, Ashwin did outfox SRH captain Kane Williamson. The Kiwi only got away since Rishabh Pant dropped him behind the stumps.
However, Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim has opined that Ashwin is testing this much to ensure he does not stay a ‘one-dimensional’ bowler.
“Ravichandran Ashwin is trying to ensure that he doesn’t remain a one-dimensional bowler. He knows he’s an effective right-arm off-spinner but he wants to bring in several variations. He uses the carrom ball, he bowls leg-spin as well. These are the demands of T20 cricket.” he said
Saba Karim
Saba Karim went on to say that secret turn is the greatest drift right now in T20 cricket and Ashwin is attempting to keep up with the prerequisites of the game.
“The way he bowled to Kane Williamson, he was unfortunate that he had a catch dropped off his bowling. He was mostly bowling carom balls. I think for a right-hander, Ashwin will bowl more carrom balls or leg-spin. If it’s a turning pitch, then maybe he will bowl some off-breaks. To left-handers, he may bowl more off-breaks. This generation, there’s a trend of mystery spinners.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan tried positive for COVID-19 on the day of the coordinate against Delhi Capitals. He was put in separation along with six near contacts, which included teammate Vijay Shankar.