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He will finish as India's second highest wicket taker.
 
Great bowler and seems like a great ambassador of the game as well. Loves cricket, talks about it like a passionate fan than a know it all.

Very smart guy.
 
A legend of the game. These turners have helped the likes of Jadeja and Axar boost their stats but not as much for Ashwin.

Ashwin in my opinion is an ATG cricketer. There is more to game than just stats. He is the greatest off-spinner of all-time and a very good batsman.
 
Only 16 bowlers have taken more than 400 wickets in tests.

Ind - 4
Aus - 2
Eng - 2
SL - 2
WI - 2
SA - 2
Pak - 1
NZ - 1
 
Great bowler, Shame his 400th wicket came on such poor wicket in years to come people will be watching highlights of this pitch as assumed thats how he got his wickets.
 
Ab Fan said:
A legend of the game. These turners have helped the likes of Jadeja and Axar boost their stats but not as much for Ashwin.

Ashwin in my opinion is an ATG cricketer. There is more to game than just stats. He is the greatest off-spinner of all-time and a very good batsman.
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Brother you are mistaken here.

Jaddu has time and again outperfomed Ash on super flat tracks.

Tho in recent years, Ash has gotten better at bowling on flatties.

He has corrected a lot of his flaws (still some way to go) but he has superior stats to Jaddu on rank turners while the latter has superior stats to Ashwin on flat tracks. On regular turners, Ash does a lot more damage.

Jaddu isn't rated at the same level cos he doesn't control the game the same way as Ashwin does regardless of his stats. Its one thing to be accurate and chip away at wickets and another thing to really do the damage. But 2017 Aus home series, he really was the guy. Took the mantle of being the main spinner.

Post that series, both weren't needed that much in home tests. Pacers would take wickets, they both would chip in with some and before we knew it, the game would be over.
 
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Well done Ash! Great show. Hope he goes and takes at least 200 more test wickets before he hangs his boots.
 
Magic bowler. Carrom balls that got rid of Ollie pope in both the innings were peaches. Pope is a decent player against spin. Now his focus is fully on Tests now that his limited-overs career is done and dusted. He keeps gettingbetter now.
 
Ab Fan said:
A legend of the game. These turners have helped the likes of Jadeja and Axar boost their stats but not as much for Ashwin.

Ashwin in my opinion is an ATG cricketer. There is more to game than just stats. He is the greatest off-spinner of all-time and a very good batsman.
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Yes. In terms of sheer variations he is second to none. I still vividly remember theball that cleaned up Amla in world T20. ALmost like Warne leg break. And also his owning of Sangakkara in srilanka was epic.
 
Batsmen Ashwin has dismissed most in Tests:

BEN STOKES 11
David Warner 10
Alastair Cook 9
Ed Cowan 7
James Anderson 7

All these are Left-handers
 
Wicket No 400 for R Ashwin in his 77th Test.
Second fastest to reach this feat after Muralitharan (72 matches). Ahmedabad has seen history yet again. Gavaskar’s 10000th run, Kapil Dev going past Hadlee in 1994 & now Ashwin’s 400th wicket
 
Fewest Tests to 400 wickets

72 M Muralitharan
77 R ASHWIN
80 R Hadlee/ D Steyn
84 R Herath
85 A Kumble
 
will retire as the greatest off spinner in test history, his away stats will improve so by the time he retired expect him to average sub 30 home and away. can see him taking another 100 wickets easy.
 
ElRaja said:
will retire as the greatest off spinner in test history, his away stats will improve so by the time he retired expect him to average sub 30 home and away. can see him taking another 100 wickets easy.
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Time to bump the test XI draft :))
 
deep82 said:
Ashwin is true Indian ATG. No doubt about it.
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Modern Day legend :)

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Top 10 Asian test cricketers of all-time:-

1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Imran khan
3. Muttiah Muralitharan
4. Ravichandran Ashwin
5. Sunil Gavaskar
6. Wasim Akram
7. Virat Kohli
8. Kumar Sangakkara
9. Rahul Dravid
10. Javed Miandad
 
The GOAT Asian Test all-rounder and the GOAT Asian Test spinner.

I personally do not recognize Muralitharan’s record, and I think Ashwin is now better than Kumble.

A titan of Indian cricket.
 
Mamoon said:
The GOAT Asian Test all-rounder and the GOAT Asian Test spinner.

I personally do not recognize Muralitharan’s record, and I think Ashwin is now better than Kumble.

A titan of Indian cricket.
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Nope, he has to do more to get that tag. Murali is also ahead of Ashwin right now.
 
Mamoon said:
The GOAT Asian Test all-rounder and the GOAT Asian Test spinner.

I personally do not recognize Muralitharan’s record, and I think Ashwin is now better than Kumble.

A titan of Indian cricket.
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Guys, watch out for Ashwin in the next couple of years, he might well become a GOAT Asian test all-rounder as Mamoon has already started calling him.

:)))
 
He is probably the best offie I have ever seen although I enjoyed watching Saq bowl more, he should be considered a genuine A/R as well now his numbers with the bat are very good
 
Great bowlers are the ones who take wickets in all conditions - especially away from home in unfamiliar conditions

Like Dale Steyn taking 10 wickets on a batting paradise in Nagpur 2010, Kapil Dev getting 51 wickets in 11 tests in Australia, Botham taking 13 wickets in Bombay test, Richard Hadlee getting 15 in that 1986 Brisbane test where NZ scored 500, Shane Warne getting 100 plus wickets in England !

Ashwin's record away from home is bang average. Not what u expect from a ATG . Most of hiw wickets have come on spinning pitches. Even James Anderson nicknamed Clouderson won test matches in Australia & India .

So Ashwin needs to win a few test matches away from home in SENA. Heck even Nathan Lyon won test in England in 2019 !
 
NishanKonar said:
Great bowlers are the ones who take wickets in all conditions - especially away from home in unfamiliar conditions

Like Dale Steyn taking 10 wickets on a batting paradise in Nagpur 2010, Kapil Dev getting 51 wickets in 11 tests in Australia, Botham taking 13 wickets in Bombay test, Richard Hadlee getting 15 in that 1986 Brisbane test where NZ scored 500, Shane Warne getting 100 plus wickets in England !

Ashwin's record away from home is bang average. Not what u expect from a ATG . Most of hiw wickets have come on spinning pitches. Even James Anderson nicknamed Clouderson won test matches in Australia & India .

So Ashwin needs to win a few test matches away from home in SENA. Heck even Nathan Lyon won test in England in 2019 !
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Adelaide 2018
Melbourne 2020
 
Ashwin should continue to play until he is 45...he should take another 400 wickets in test cricket to become the greatest cricketer since Don Bradman
 
Buffet said:
70-80 overs in both tests with ER of 1.7

Took out the top order in both tests.
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Good performances but not exactly career defining. Graeme Swann took 20 in 5 wickets in 2010-11 & was arguably more impactful as a bowler
 
A very skillful bowler with astute understanding of the game.
 
NishanKonar said:
Good performances but not exactly career defining. Graeme Swann took 20 in 5 wickets in 2010-11 & was arguably more impactful as a bowler
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You got to be kidding here.

Swan in 2010/2011 series which Eng won:

219 overs - Avg of 40 with ER of 2.7



Ashwin in the last two series in Aus which Ind won:

220 overs - avg 27 with ER of 2.2


If such a good spin bowling in Aus resulting in a series win for the touring team is not career-defining then I am not sure what you think as career-defining.
 
King_Kohli said:
Batsmen Ashwin has dismissed most in Tests:

BEN STOKES 11
David Warner 10
Alastair Cook 9
Ed Cowan 7
James Anderson 7

All these are Left-handers
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Top 3 are undisputed ATGs, wow. He troubled Sanga and Smith as well. A truly champion bowler.
 
Record split home/away

Home - 46 Tests, 278 wickets, average of 22.19
Away - 31 Tests, 123 wickets, average of 31.18
 
Regardless of how he got them, 400 wickets is indeed a great achievement.

Saj said:
Record split home/away

Home - 46 Tests, 278 wickets, average of 22.19
Away - 31 Tests, 123 wickets, average of 31.18
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I was going to be nice but since you've posted this:

Australia: Average of 42 and SR of 86.

England: Average of 33 and SR of 75.

New Zealand: Average of 33 and SR of 58 (only played one test).

South Africa: Average of 46 and SR of 101.

Pakistan: Never played a single test match against a team containing some of the best players of spin, especially off-spin.

Zero five-fors in the above-mentioned countries.

No, these are not his batting stats, unlike what you would think seeing how he's being referred to as the greatest all-rounder from Asia. Ashwin isn't even the best spinner from India and he will never be an ATG unless he is able to be anything more than mediocre outside his comfort zone.
 
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Geez Bilal still seems to not have got over the fact that Ashwin is just a better bowler than Yasir.
 
Saj said:
Record split home/away

Home - 46 Tests, 278 wickets, average of 22.19
Away - 31 Tests, 123 wickets, average of 31.18
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It’s not that bad away tbh considering the favorable fast bowling conditions in SENA these days. Also Ashwin was poor in his first leg of away tours, so these stats are a pleasant surprise.
 
Saj said:
Record split home/away

Home - 46 Tests, 278 wickets, average of 22.19
Away - 31 Tests, 123 wickets, average of 31.18
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I thought away avg would be a bit higher. A very goo away avg of 31. He has dragged down his away average in recent years.

In the last 10 years, 100+ wickets career avg - only 4 bowlers have a career avg of below 30. Ashwin has an away average comparable to some of the top spinner's career average.
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Plenty of respect for Ashwin on this achievement but still not an ATG player. Maybe Indian ATG but has to prove in plenty of areas to be ATG.

And Big LOL for rating him higher than IK as Test Great.
 
To understand Ashwin's overseas performances you have to look at the captains he played under. Ashwin always felt he was used a defensive bowler overseas when Dhoni was the captain. He mentioned in a subtle manner. I am not happy with Kohli either using him. But he is better than Dhoni. Dhoni was always cringeworthy with hsi captaincy whenever India toured overseas.

UNDER DHONI

Australia 4 tests 11 wickets Avge 57.72 SR 109.4
England 2 tests 3 wickets Avge 33.66 SR 71.0
South Africa 1 tests 0 wicket

TOTAL 7 tests 14 wickets Avge 60.28 SR 119.2

UNDER KOHLI

Australia 3 tests 16 wickets Avge 29.18 SR 66.3
England 4 tests 11 wickets Avge 32.72 SR 76.1
SouthAfrica 2 tests 7 wickets Avge 30.71 SR 65.5
NZ 1 test 3 wickets Avge 33.00 SR 58.0

TOTAL 10 tests 37 wickets Avge 30.83 SR 68.4


UNDER RAHANE

Australia 2 tests 7 wickets Avge 39.28 SR 94.4
 
Fantastic bowler.

Will be one of India's greatest bowlers, if not the greatest, if he keeps performing.

He has kept the art of finger-spin alive.

Kudos to Ashwin.
 
Let's look at the numbers of Ashwin.

This ain't for our beloved Bilal bhai :91:

But for posters and lurkers who might be wondering how to make sense of Ashwin's numbers.

Asia & WI

Matches - 58
Wickets - 338 (5.82 wickets per game)
Average - 22
SR - 47

Source - https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...art;template=results;type=bowling;view=series
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India has NOT lost a series here since Ashwin's debut except for the 2012 England series where he lost his radar and averaged 50.

This domination is why Ashwin is rated so high.

Now, for one to be truly rated among the greats, they have to perform in SENA where the conditions are tough.

SENA

Matches - 20
Wickets - 63 (3.15 wickets per game)
Average - 40
SR - 84

Source - https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...art;template=results;type=bowling;view=series
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Pretty modest returns.

But this doesn't give you the entire picture because Ashwin improved post 2015.

If a student got 20 marks and 80 marks in 2 annual exams, we don't say he averages 50 and call him mediocre.

We look deeper and so that's what we have to do.

SENA Till 2015 Aus tour

Matches - 9
Wickets - 24 (2.66 wickets per game)
Average - 56
SR - 104

Source - https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...pan;template=results;type=bowling;view=series
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This is where criticism of Ashwin is valid. He wasn't as good.

With that being said, he actually had a very very decent series in Aus 2014/15 bowling in impossibly hard pitches with no support. Matched Lyon in the games they played.

Most people (barring a few) saw these numbers and were convinced that how Ashwin would never do well in SENA.

But there was ENOUGH in the data here to suggest he was likely to do well in future tours. He wasn't that bad in England (average of 33 in a couple of games) and he held his own in Aus (2014/15) regardless of what the stats say.

By the end of the 2014/15 Aus tour, he was a changed bowler.

And here's what happened next

SENA Post 2015 Aus tour

Matches - 11
Wickets - 39 (3.54 wickets per game)
Average - 29.97
SR - 71.7

Source - https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...pan;template=results;type=bowling;view=series
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Much much improved numbers.

This includes games where he played with injuries this cycle and messed up his stats. Not to mention the Centurion drops which literally changed the course of the game & series.

With all being said, he does need to deliver more in SENA. If he has a bumper Eng tour in the next few months, there won't be any holes to point out except overall SENA stats. lol.
 
Ash is also quickest in terms of days to reach 400 test wickets, reaching there in 9 yrs and 110 days. Apart from him, only Murali took 400 test wickets in less than a decade.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Let's look at the numbers of Ashwin.

This ain't for our beloved Bilal bhai :91:

But for posters and lurkers who might be wondering how to make sense of Ashwin's numbers.



India has NOT lost a series here since Ashwin's debut except for the 2012 England series where he lost his radar and averaged 50.

This domination is why Ashwin is rated so high.

Now, for one to be truly rated among the greats, they have to perform in SENA where the conditions are tough.



Pretty modest returns.

But this doesn't give you the entire picture because Ashwin improved post 2015.

If a student got 20 marks and 80 marks in 2 annual exams, we don't say he averages 50 and call him mediocre.

We look deeper and so that's what we have to do.



This is where criticism of Ashwin is valid. He wasn't as good.

With that being said, he actually had a very very decent series in Aus 2014/15 bowling in impossibly hard pitches with no support. Matched Lyon in the games they played.

Most people (barring a few) saw these numbers and were convinced that how Ashwin would never do well in SENA.

But there was ENOUGH in the data here to suggest he was likely to do well in future tours. He wasn't that bad in England (average of 33 in a couple of games) and he held his own in Aus (2014/15) regardless of what the stats say.

By the end of the 2014/15 Aus tour, he was a changed bowler.

And here's what happened next



Much much improved numbers.

This includes games where he played with injuries this cycle and messed up his stats. Not to mention the Centurion drops which literally changed the course of the game & series.

With all being said, he does need to deliver more in SENA. If he has a bumper Eng tour in the next few months, there won't be any holes to point out except overall SENA stats. lol.
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Wristies have a distinct advantage overseas over finger spinners. Also contribution from the pacers play a role in your performance overseas. Dhoni was a gigantic let down as a captain overseas. He cannot pack one side with 8 fielders and bowl on one side like he does in India.
 
Great great bowler. Helped a bit by quality of pitches in last few years still a great bowler
 
Watching Past Footage Helped me Look at Myself Differently: Ravichandran Ashwin After Record 400 Test Wicket

Seemed like Ravichandran Ashwin started from where he left off in Chepauk – a week back – as he went on to become the fastest Indian to 400 Test wickets. He picked up seven wickets in the match as India went on to steamroll England by 10 wickets at Motera.

Ashwin – who thinks a lot about his game – said that he watched a lot of his past videos during the COVID-19 lockdown and that helped him evolve as a player as he got to know more about himself.

“The planning for me goes to a different level. In Australia, I watched eight hours of straight footage ahead of the Adelaide Test. I didn’t know why I started doing it but I didn’t want to leave any stone unturned. I used to watch a lot of footage before too. But the understanding of the game has gone one notch higher. What happened during the lockdown was that I was watching a lot of cricket from the past, especially Sachin’s hundred at Chepauk [against Pakistan in 1999],” said Ashwin here while doing an interview for bcci.tv.

“I started picking fine cues…and thought why haven’t I figured these things out. After that I started to watch footage differently, because I am able to pick batsmen on what they are doing. Even before I bowl the ball I understand what shot they are playing. It is that sort of a phase right now that I am watching so much of footage also and being able to implement.”

The off-spinner whose bowling average towers over the other three India bowlers to have reached the milestone said he wasn’t aware of the milestone till it was flashed on the screen and the crowd started clapping and cheering.

“It was quite empty [that moment] because we were under immense pressure to be honest…For me, I was in the moment. It was only after the DRS that I realised that the 400 has happened. When the scorecard flashed and people stood up and started clapping I realised I reached 400. The last three months have been great.”

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...an-ashwin-after-record-400-test-wicket-971909
 
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