Why Ravichandran Ashwin Replaced Washington Sundar in the Pink-Ball Test Against Australia
India ke skipper Rohit Sharma ne Australia ke against second Test ke toss ke dauran sabko chhakka diya. Jab Rohit aur opener Shubman Gill ki return expected thi, tab sabko surprise hua jab veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ko spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar ki jagah team mein shamil kiya gaya. Sundar, jo Perth mein pehle Test mein Ashwin aur Ravindra Jadeja se aage the, is baar day-night match ke liye XI mein nahi the. Lekin Ashwin ko choose karne ke peeche ek strong reason hai.
Overseas conditions mein, Ravindra Jadeja ko aksar Ashwin par preference milti hai jab ek hi spinner ka selection hota hai. Lekin pink-ball Tests mein Ashwin ki kuch shandaar statistics hain. Usne Indian wicket-takers mein 18 wickets liye hain, jabki Axar Patel ke naam 14 wickets hain.
Ashwin ne last pink-ball Test India mein Adelaide mein 2020 mein khela tha, jahan unhone 5 wickets liye the. Unke bowling ke alawa, Ashwin ki safe batting bhi Indian batting order ko aur strong banata hai.
Toss par, Rohit Sharma ne batane ka reason diya ki woh pehle batting karna chahte hain, lekin Sundar-Ashwin swap par kuch aur nahi kaha. Unhone kaha ki surface dry lag raha hai aur grass covering bhi hai, jo batters aur bowlers dono ke liye kuch na kuch offer karega.
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Rohit ne kaha, “Hum pehle batting karenge. Surface kaafi accha lag raha hai, thoda dry hai aur grass cover hai jo carry dega. Match ke jaise jaise aage badhega, batting ke liye better hoga. Ismein har player ke liye kuch hai. Yeh ek acha contest hone wala hai.”
Rohit ne apni tayari bhi share ki, “Main yahan do hafte se hoon, acchi practice sessions aur ek game khel chuka hoon, toh feel kar raha hoon ready. Main iss baar middle order mein batting karunga, jo thoda alag hai, lekin main ready hoon.”
Rohit aur Gill ki return ke saath, India ko Perth se momentum lekar aage badhna hai. Ashwin ka pink ball ke saath accha record hai, isliye woh is match ke liye key player hain Border-Gavaskar Trophy mein.
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