Is Ashwin the genuine all rounder we are looking for?

[Lord]

He will do well in WI' date=' I guess. Durban not sure, it had been one of the fastest pitches bar last season.[/quote'] yeah Cape Town is better place for spinners in SA

[Crookbond]

At best he can fancy his chances at Oval' date=' Durban and WI (if pitches continue to be good for spinners).[/quote'] Durban may not have Boxing Day test matches in the future.

[saket123]

Asvin is an all rounder alright!.. by that of course I mean.. if you look down at him from above.. all you'll see is a round circle.

[King Tendulkar]

oops forgot to bump

[Ram]

For a no.8, he's pretty good. The thing with Aswhin is that opposition captains treat him like a bowler who cannot bat, as opposed to showing respect for his run-making abilities and he capitalizes on that very well. A big proportion of his runs come via boundaries - he has a test SR of over 70, which is Sehwagesque - scored along the ground thru the many gaps in the field. If opposing captains treat him like a proper batsmen with semi-defensive fields, he could get frustrated.

[rkt.india]

For a no.8' date=' he's pretty good. The thing with Aswhin is that opposition captains treat him like a bowler who cannot bat, as opposed to showing respect for his run-making abilities and he capitalizes on that very well. A big proportion of his runs come via boundaries - he has a test SR of over 70, which is Sehwagesque - scored along the ground thru the many gaps in the field. If opposing captains treat him like a proper batsmen with semi-defensive fields, he could get frustrated.[/quote'] Thing is he bats like a batsman and not a tailender. He has a mindset of a batsman and plays shots most batsmen would be proud of and gives you confidence while batting unlike Harbhajan who may have played a lot of good inning but sitll never gives you confidence.

[Ram]

Thing is he bats like a batsman and not a tailender. He has a mindset of a batsman and plays shots most batsmen would be proud of and gives you confidence while batting unlike Harbhajan who may have played a lot of good inning but sitll never gives you confidence.

I agree about the looking secure part. I still think Aswhin has a (relative) weakness outside off-stump that can be exploited.

[Number]

PLEASE STFU WITH ALL THIS SPINNERS OPENING THE BATTING, SPINNERS PLAYING IN THE MIDDLE ETC ORDER BOLLOCKS. THIS IS TEST CRICKET, PROPER BATSMEN PLAY 1-6, A WICKET KEEPER AT 7, AND 4 PROPER BOWLERS AT 8-11. THE END.

[rkt.india]

I agree about the looking secure part. I still think Aswhin has a (relative) weakness outside off-stump that can be exploited.

Open secret. Who does not have weakness outside off stump in seaming conditions but he did bat good enough in Aus and countered such weakness. I am not saying he should be treated as a batsman but talent and ability is talent are there to see whenver he bats.

[vvvslaxman]

As long as we don't put pressure on Ashwin as a batsman he is more likely to deliver for us. Moment you and other teams start treating him as a specialist batsman things might go wrong. From our part we should consider his runs as bonus.

[someone]

Can be our Daniel Vettori. BTW, does he know Hindi? Especially since all the others can communicate in that.

[Sooda]

Geoffrey Boycott, BBC Test Match Special "I don't know a better number eight in Test cricket at the moment. Ashwin can really bat and I think he could get runs higher up the order.

[yoda]

Thank goodness, we got the coveted #8 batting spot covered. :hahaha:

[Raghav_12]

Thank goodness' date=' we got the coveted #8 batting spot covered. :hahaha:[/quote'] but unfortutely contenders of #8 batting spot are decided by their bowling performances :hahaha:

[The Outsider]

but unfortutely contenders of #8 batting spot are decided by their bowling performances :hahaha:

Don't think he'll have a problem slotting in at number 4 though. All he needs is some shampoo and a comb to do the grooming.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Ashwin was a genuine batsman in FC and later became a off spinner.Prsently he is batting better than Yuvraj or Dhoni.Get him to p;ay at Yuvraj's place and get another spinner in.

[Pagalpanti]

Don't think he'll have a problem slotting in at number 4 though. All he needs is some shampoo and a comb to do the grooming.

:((

[kubrickian]

Ashwin was a genuine batsman in FC and later became a off spinner.Prsently he is batting better than Yuvraj or Dhoni.Get him to p;ay at Yuvraj's place and get another spinner in.

That will ruin his batting and bowling will get even worse. Remember Irfan Pathan. Its this habit of putting a bowler who can bat into a specialist position which has ruined many all rounders. He should be concentrating mostly on his bowling and bat at the same position.

[Rohit S. Ambani]

If only he could bowl also...

[Tiger80]

Ashwin was a genuine batsman in FC and later became a off spinner.Prsently he is batting better than Yuvraj or Dhoni.Get him to p;ay at Yuvraj's place and get another spinner in.