Ashwin special flattens England
Ravichandran Ashwin does not know if he'll play another Check at his home floor in Chennai and the 34-year-old was naturally thrilled to conjure an all-spherical performance that put India on lessons for a series-levelling success against England yesterday.
Debate raged in the suitability of the turning track in the MA Chidambaram after England collapsed for 134 in their 1st innings with Ashwin leading the rout with numbers of 5-43. Then returned to smash 106 before delirious home group to prove there is no demon in the pitch.
"I'm really thankful it's happened at my home surface," Ashwin told the broadcasters following the third day's play. "I have no idea if I'll play another test below. I have no idea when the next test will probably be here, but I'm super pleased." The off-spinner as well taken away Rory Burns in the final session as England, chasing an archive 482, slumped to 53-3.
Along with skipper Virat Kohli, who made 62, Ashwin confirmed how exactly to play spin in a deteriorating monitor where the ball typically kicked up dust on landing.
"After the last Check, we were speaking about how we're going to counter (Jack) Leach and start delivering the sweep to the game," Ashwin said.
