Published 11:04 IST, November 18th 2019
R Ashwin playfully emulates Sanath Jayasuriya’s bowling action ahead on Ind vs Ban Test
R Ashwin was spotted bowling with his left hand during the team’s practice session in Indore ahead of the historic Day-Night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata.
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India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was spotted bowling with his left hand during team’s practice session in Indore ahe of historic Day-Night Test against Banglesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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Indian team decided to stay back in Indore in order to train under lights after winning first Test convincingly by an innings and 130 runs. R Ashwin was seen bowling with his left hand during team’s practice session.
In video that is doing rounds on social media, R Ashwin could be seen trying to emulate former Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya in a playful manner.
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Here's a look at Ashwin emulating Jayasuriya
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Ashwin picked up five wickets in first Test, while Indian pacers Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yav and Ishant Sharma shared 14 scalps between m.
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After end of first day's play in first Test against Banglesh, R Ashwin h said that it was obviously a challenge to play with pink ball. ball h a lot more lacquer. He ded that he h t even bowled a single ball with pink ball and h just seen it. He also went on to say that sometimes he didn’t understand if it was orange or pink and was still coming to terms with it.
Rahane h also said that with pink SG expected to swing more than tritional ‘SG Test’, batsmen needed to play late and close to ir body.
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Meanwhile, Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said that five-day cricket needed rejuvenation to revive interest in game’s tritional format. He is chief architect in making this historic event see light of day.
second Test begins on vember 22. day’s play would start at 1 pm and stretch till 8 pm in evening. It will be India’s first day/night and pink-ball Test.
09:33 IST, November 18th 2019