Ashwin Interview of R sridhar

[neel roy]

3 hours ago, gattaca said:

Yup we are not respecting him at all. He achieved more than John Wright and Kirsten. Best Indian coach of all time. 

Actually not much difference on our take on things ( toss,Pants keeping, tension) and the Team managements ...like nervousness when Pant bats. Best was Ashwin said when Pant bats it’s difficult to fathom who is more scared .. the opposition or us lol..

Edited January 22, 2021 by neel roy

[Yoda-esque]

This is a fantastic interview.Lots of inside information.Hope he's not gagged.

[gattaca]

1 hour ago, neel roy said:

Actually not much difference on our take on things ( toss,Pants keeping, tension) and the Team managements ...like nervousness when Pant bats. Best was Ashwin said when Pant bats it’s difficult to fathom who is more scared .. the opposition or us lol..

Look at his strategies. He asked ashwin to bowl early at MCG and asked team to bowl legside to smith and labu. These are the key things. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

[ravishingravi]

It is so refreshing to hear videos in my mother tongue. Cheeka and Ashwin do such a great job. 
 

Ashwin has a post cricket year set up. Commentator or podcast. 

[jf1gp_1]

Enjoyed every bit of it. Sub title was a problem and wished they had done it in english but it was lovely. While Shardul piece was funny, i am not sure how i as a coach would have felt. Waiting for second part. 

[putrevus]

Is there a third video? This was awesome to watch.

[putrevus]

Ravi Shastri is coming out looking good if not great in any conversations. Te only difference between 2019 world cup and Gabba test is all the new comers had succeded and in world cup guy like Rahul flopped.

 

I  blame that on loss of Kohli the batsman.Coaching and selection was not an issue there also.They had injuries there also.

Edited January 23, 2021 by putrevus

[IndianRenegade]

https://youtu.be/HcsTN3sbyCM 

 

third one. Poor Paine.

[putrevus]

Sridhar makes a great point, fresh legs .Playing fast bowlers for whole series might be a wrong thing to do in future too. They need to take 6 to 7 fast bowlers on tours from now onwards.

[Stan AF]

 

[putrevus]

They did not talk much about Gill which is very surprising.To me Gill was 80% reason for this win. It was his fearless approach  and audacity which would have given immense self belief for others. Pant got the credit but Gill was the man.

Edited January 23, 2021 by putrevus

[Stan AF]

Hahaha, opening seconds itself ashwin compares tim paine's banter to vadivelu from nagaram.

[Stan AF]

NET Rajan to Natarajan. Rahane wanted to declare before nattu got injured while batting off starc.

[Scarface]

The videos changed few of my perceptions
1) Used to hate Sridhar a lot for the dropped catches. Listening to him/reading his interview sheds light into his effort, him acknowledging players prioritizing the core skill over fielding, etc. Would probably still curse Sridhar for the next dropped catch, but not with the same old vengeance
2) Ravi Shastri doesn't get as much credit as he deserves and is always seen as a yes man. Gets trolled lot in social media. But he has good cricketing acumen and player management skills. One of the best coaches India has had alongside Wright & Kirsten.
3) Never rated Shardul Thakur and saw him as a second grade trundler among our fast bowling riches. But clearly he has lots of self confidence and fighting spirit. Ashwin keeps saying "fight in the dog". The guys with such spirit should be backed or at least respected, even if they are not super talented.

[Lone Wolf]

Would've liked Pant,  Sundar or Gill in this chat with Ashwin..  Real Gabba heroes or even Siraj

I liked the KGF Bgm btw

[Stutter]

Incredible series by Ash & Sridhar. The punch lines are absolute gold in Tamil and it seems to get diluted in the subtitles..

 

This third episode had me in splits..

 

eSmith eGreen
Netrajan to Natarajan 
Rahane panicking on watching Nattu's batting against Starc
Oh those Vadivel parallels 
It's not the size of the Dog, it's the fight of the Dog
Shardulkar
 

[Ankit_sharma03]

Wow they really rate Shardul fighter attitude highly 

[Stutter]

59 minutes ago, Scarface said:

The videos changed few of my perceptions
1) Used to hate Sridhar a lot for the dropped catches. Listening to him/reading his interview sheds light into his effort, him acknowledging players prioritizing the core skill over fielding, etc. Would probably still curse Sridhar for the next dropped catch, but not with the same old vengeance
2) Ravi Shastri doesn't get as much credit as he deserves and is always seen as a yes man. Gets trolled lot in social media. But he has good cricketing acumen and player management skills. One of the best coaches India has had alongside Wright & Kirsten.
3) Never rated Shardul Thakur and saw him as a second grade trundler among our fast bowling riches. But clearly he has lots of self confidence and fighting spirit. Ashwin keeps saying "fight in the dog". The guys with such spirit should be backed or at least respected, even if they are not super talented.

 

Totally agree, as I have been also been perceiving him incorrectly. But he doesn't help his case by hiding away after defeats and only coming out to make tall, sometimes bizarre, statements after the team wins.

 

But there is some subtle but significant change in the team dynamic since that Adelaide fiasco. Whilst it's easy to put all of this down to Virat and his subsequent RTI, Sridhar's inputs have clearly indicated that Virat was a vital part of the emergency planning to hit back. Virat has mostly been chasing test wins ever since he took over captaincy and has gotten us mighty close.  Maybe pressure & fatigue caused by captaincy/expectations have caught up with him and hope the long rest, followed by time with his family would have helped him re-focus.

 

This series' outcome would certainly push forward the power of the collective thought rather than the captain being on his own. I'd expect Rahane, Ash, Rohit etc to be taken more into confidence, whilst planning strategies out. We really need that to happen and for the team to win this series at home and the WTC. Beating England away is very tough and it would cap off a great 2021, if we can pull that off. With Gill, Siraj & Shardul in the ranks, we have a much better chance to pull it off in England. 

 

[Stan AF]

20 minutes ago, Stutter said:

Incredible series by Ash & Sridhar. The punch lines are absolute gold in Tamil and it seems to get diluted in the subtitles..

 

This third episode had me in splits..

 

eSmith eGreen
Netrajan to Natarajan 
Rahane panicking on watching Nattu's batting against Starc
Oh those Vadivel parallels 
It's not the size of the Dog, it's the fight of the Dog
Shardulkar
 

 

Absolutely.