Bangalore,
Opener Usman Khawaja, who has been named in the Australian squad for the Test series against India, said in an interview yesterday, ‘Ashwin is like a gun. Very talented. A man who can make very small, small differences in delivery. A bowler who uses grease well.
If I had been asked earlier how to play an off-spinner like Ashwin I would not have known the answer. But now I have learned enough. The ball becomes spin-friendly at some point on the pitch. That means the ball may spin on day 1 or day 3 or day 4. Ashwin bowls a lot of overs. It will definitely be a tough challenge.
No matter how he bowls, how I will play his bowling. What matters is how many runs I get. If you stay long against him he will change his game plan. People think that it is easy to play as an opener in the Indian subcontinent. “It’s going to be difficult when the new ball on the field turns differently,” he said.