If Ashwin has any pride he should head back home.

[shortbread]

He looks like a dejected person. Save some pride and head back home or prepare for the IPL.

 

What's the point in being a net bowler?! He's just losing confidence and will simply be insecure every time he plays under Kohli, knowing he will be dropped anytime.

[Ankit_sharma03]

No please dnt do a sidhu 

[shortbread]

Being dropped for an entire (almost) series will ruin his confidence. Just leave rather than wait anxiously and face disappointment again.

 

Imagine the ruckus is Kohli had to sit out 4 games?!

[Lord]

and take Rahane with him

[goose]

No - things will iron out.

[rkt.india]

Only if he had anything worthwhile on previous tours.

[New guy]

6 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Only if he had anything worthwhile on previous tours.

Compared to jadeja. Yes, yes he had

[New guy]

Doing anything like this will destroy his career. This is not PCB

[ash]

dejected??

 

D

[Lord]

8 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Only if he had anything worthwhile on previous tours.

 

like Rohit did

[rkt.india]

3 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

like Rohit did

Before this tour, Rohit had just one test in England in 2014 in which he suffered a finger fracture.

[Sandeep99]

I'd say he should take another step and declare retirement. No point playing under such inept individuals. 

[Gollum]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

Only if he had anything worthwhile on previous tours.

Lol Aus series happened 8 months back. 

[Gollum]

Team above any individual. Of course he should stay, this isn't saas bahu serial. 

[vijaydude]

Ashwin was masterful in 2018, first game. Then he picked up an injury. 

 

He outbowled Llyon earlier this year, and was better than even the likes of Bumrah on that rain-hit greenish track in the WTC final.

[vvvslaxman]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

Only if he had anything worthwhile on previous tours.

 

At the oval he played once 3 for 72. Only early in the TC final he bowled well on a seamers pitch. Shami was averaging 47 in ENgland before this tour. Why was he played then? 

[vvvslaxman]

1 hour ago, rkt.india said:

Before this tour, Rohit had just one test in England in 2014 in which he suffered a finger fracture.

 

Ashwin didn't do bad in England as you keep trying to make it out to be. Besides Ashwin in current form being the highest wicket taker in test championship last year should be an automatic selection. No man with brain would sit him out for 4 matches in a row.

[vvvslaxman]

The whole idea of they were poor some 8 years back so they should never play should be applicable for all. Then Kohli/Pujara/Rahane none of them can play given their average performance. Shami was averaign 47 before this tour.

[Gollum]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

The whole idea of they were poor some 8 years back so they should never play should be applicable for all. Then Kohli/Pujara/Rahane none of them can play given their average performance. Shami was averaign 47 before this tour.

If ICFers start criticizing or hating on Ashwin, rkt will open a thread about how he is better than Warne and Murali combined. That is just how rkt rolls, you must be used to it by now. 

[Sean Bradley]

Can't risk his own career for Ego, it's best for Ashwin to sit on the bench and smile at the harakiri, Best response to this injustice would be a performance with both bat and ball and then do a Mohd. Siraj on the field by humbly Shooing his persecutors.