2024-09-20 17:57:16
Ravichandran Ashwin made Cheep the beautiful morning of Bangladesh. He took the match in his own hands with a great century. Ashwin came as a savior at a difficult moment during the tour of Bangladesh two years ago. Did he burn when he found Bangladesh?
Faced with such questions at the end of the second day of the first Test at Cheap, Ashwin’s answer was, ‘I have always said that the opponent is Bangladesh, of course not (perform). There is nothing personal with Bangladesh.
On the first day when India was reeling after losing 6 wickets, Ravindra Jadeja made a remarkable partnership of 199 runs. He picked up the century. Stopped at 113 on the second day. India got a big collection of 376 runs.
Explaining his performance, the veteran cricketer said, ‘A cricketer’s pride is performance and wanting to win. You play for it. I enjoy and embrace the pressure no doubt. I have consistently said, I love playing sports, that could be one of the reasons (to perform in tough times).’
In 2022, Ashwin made a pair of fifties in two Tests in Bangladesh. This time, they made a pair of almost two hundred runs on their own ground. Ashwin has the highest average against Bangladesh among Test playing nations. He scored 270 runs at 66.63 in 7 matches. Century-Fifty 1. The highest price is 113!
Ashwin said, ‘It’s important for me to stay in the present and use past experiences to fight through difficult moments.’
The all-rounder also said about respecting Bangladesh as an opponent, ‘I have always said, Bangladesh is a team that we respect a lot and they have come a long way. They are very experienced at this time. Maybe if you see (adding match numbers) they are more experienced than us. I’m not sure about the numbers, but they’ve got experience and we certainly respect them.’