In an exclusive interview with Cricketnext, the 49-year-old explained the reason behind Ashwin’s seven-wicket haul in the first Test against South Africa as follows:
Kumble stated that the county matches had helped the off-spinner a lot since he had not played international cricket in the last few months. The former captain of the Indian Test team further praised Ashwin by adding that:
The Tamil Nadu-born spinner had recently reached the milestone of 350 Test wickets and, a majority of them have come in subcontinental conditions.
Ravichandran Ashwin’s extraordinary record at home
Ever since making his debut in 2011, Ashwin has played 66 Test matches for India of which 37 have taken place in India. The off-spinner has scalped 242 wickets in those matches at a fantastic average of 22.72.
He has grabbed 21 five-wicket hauls while also taking ten-wicket hauls in six matches. Ashwin’s miserly economy rate of 2.77 proves how tough it is to tackle him on a spin-friendly pitch. Also, his bowling strike rate is below 50 which solidifies the statements of Kumble.
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