“I come into a series with a plan, especially taking off from where Kane Williamson got out in Bangalore when they came here last year. He lunged forward and got out at slips. So that s one of the things I thought I would repeat in this series,” he explained about his excellently planned dismissal of the visiting team s captain in the post lunch period.
Although Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav ended wicket-less, Ashwin praised the bowling of the pace duo.
“It (support) was very important, it was a very, very difficult wicket to bowl on. The way Shami and Umesh bowled in the morning, they never let go of the steam. Especially Umesh bowled very quick through the day. Hopefully they can get some good returns in the second innings.”
About Ravindra Jadeja s support Ashwin said that the left arm spinner was good in deceiving batsmen with straight balls on a track with some help to the spin bowlers.
“That’s Jaddu’s strength, he does it well,” he said.
From Agencies, Feature image courtesy imgur
