Ravichandran Ashwin

[ViruRulez]

Congrats and hope he is in the S radar

[msb1991]

This may enlighten people that he is not ready for Test cricket, as he is not in top First Class form. His OD form looks very good though and looking at the overall average and economy rate, he should be in line for an OD call up, if Mishra, Ojha or Harbhajan put a foot wrong in the future.

[lonestarranger]

didn't someone say he has a carrom-ball? :woot::woot::woot:

Yep the ball looks lilliputian compared to his huuuuge frame. That's why the ball looks like a carrom-striker in his hands :D

[davidcooper]

This 23 year old made his debut 2 years back fo the TN team.Bowled very well in the NKP salve trophy.He is tall gets good bounce and turn.His stregth is though his variations,bowled the off spin,straight one or doosra and the carrom ball as well. his statistics are Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St First-class 20 29 7 697 103* 31.68 1378 50.58 1 3 105 0 6 0 List A 28 18 4 236 50* 16.85 357 66.10 0 1 14 3 12 0 Twenty 14 5 1 15 8 3.75 24 62.50 0 0 1 0 7 0 Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 First-class 20 34 4809 2197 80 6/64 11/129 27.46 2.74 60 1 5 2 List A 28 28 1514 982 35 3/25 3/25 28.05 3.89 43.2 0 0 0 Twenty20 14 13 274 266 17 3/15 3/15 15.64 5.82 16.1 0 0 0 DISCUSS PS:Intresting to know that he is contracted with the CSK team

thats an ordinary average, u will lots of domestic players with better records

[Trichromatic]

27 matches, 140 wickets Can he be third fastest to 150 wickets? http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283532.html

[Vijy]

27 matches, 140 wickets Can he be third fastest to 150 wickets? http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283532.html

If he does, the first two above him are genuine legends - Waqar was virtually unplayable before injuries and so was Barnes.

[adi B]

Wow nice thread

[Trichromatic]

23 matches to go (assuming 2 match series against Pakistan won't happen) till March 2017 17 in India, 1 in SL, 4 in WI and 1 in Zimbabwe - all favorable conditions.

[Vijy]

23 matches to go (assuming 2 match series against Pakistan won't happen) till March 2017 17 in India, 1 in SL, 4 in WI and 1 in Zimbabwe - all favorable conditions.

That's a lot of favourable pitches... should easily leapfrog Chuckmal and Yasir Shah too perhaps.

[Gollum]

23 matches to go (assuming 2 match series against Pakistan won't happen) till March 2017 17 in India, 1 in SL, 4 in WI and 1 in Zimbabwe - all favorable conditions.

If he goes at this rate of 5 wickets per match(easy peasy for him in these conditions) he will end up with around 260 wickets in 50 test matches by then. Average too i expect will come down to the 26-27 mark. And he will be 30 years then. Great future ahead. Only shame is that he has played only 26 matches till date. He should have played at least another 10 matches. Our management still feel Jadeja, Karn are better spinners than him? :hysterical:

[Precambrian]

Has really come of age and now looking genuine world class. Bamboozling someone like Sanga as if his biatch is something!

[Precambrian]

Actually should be made vice captain. The best talker in the Indian team. Used to write very decent articles in Cricinfo before he debuted for India from memory. Is well educated and well brought up. Refined and to the point. A born leader of sorts imho.

[Vijy]

If he goes at this rate of 5 wickets per match(easy peasy for him in these conditions) he will end up with around 260 wickets in 50 test matches by then. Average too i expect will come down to the 26-27 mark. And he will be 30 years then. Great future ahead. Only shame is that he has played only 26 matches till date. He should have played at least another 10 matches. Our management still feel Jadeja, Karn are better spinners than him? :hysterical:

Jaddu was almost Ashwin's equal in the Aus tour... before surgery, he was pretty good in SC. As for Karn, :hysterical::hysterical: I agree that Ashwin's record will improve tremendously... unless he loses his mojo through some inexplicable reason.

[Precambrian]

On the above point, I am unable to find his blog posts now in cricinfo. Pretty sure it was him, wasn't he?

[rkt.india]

Actually should be made vice captain. The best talker in the Indian team. Used to write very decent articles in Cricinfo before he debuted for India from memory. Is well educated and well brought up. Refined and to the point. A born leader of sorts imho.

Jadeja too averages around 20 when he played SC. Let him play, he will be effective again too.

[Marut]

Would be the next Kumble for India.

[CG]

Jadeja too averages around 20 when he played SC. Let him play' date=' he will be effective again too.[/quote'] jadeja is one dimensional bowler.ashwin can be a world class spinner

[Precambrian]

Jadeja too averages around 20 when he played SC. Let him play' date=' he will be effective again too.[/quote'] Jadeja is unidimensional. Ashwin just showed a masterclass in how to bowl in SL - and the way he bowled to Sanga of all guys is nothing short of a revelation.

[Marut]

Jadeja too averages around 20 when he played SC. Let him play' date=' he will be effective again too.[/quote'] Did you see how Ashwin bowled during the WC - this was when other spinners were getting flogged on Australian phattas. Jadeja is no where near Ashwin's class, SC or not.

[rkt.india]

Jadeja is unidimensional. Ashwin just showed a masterclass in how to bowl in SL - and the way he bowled to Sanga of all guys is nothing short of a revelation.

I know that I am just telling you that Jadeja too has a pretty good record in these same conditions even if he isnt a better bowler.