Earlier this week, Muttiah Muralitharan gave Ashwin Ravichandran a huge compliment. Asked who he thought could come close to his record tal...
Earlier this week, Muttiah Muralitharan gave Ashwin Ravichandran a huge compliment. Asked who he thought could come close to his record tally of 800 Test wickets, the Sri Lankan great said he only sees the India off-spinner having a chance.
“Ashwin has a chance because he is a great bowler. Other than that, I don’t think any younger bowler coming in will go to 800,” Muralitharan was quoted as saying in a Michael Vaughan coloumn for the London-based Telegraph.
Muralitharan’s was a timely nod to Ashwin, for the latter has been the toast of the cricketing world over the past week for his heroics in the drawn Sydney Test.
Ashwin has been a key figure in the Indian team over the past month as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has enthralled audiences worldwide. In the absence of a number of important players, the 34-year-old stepped up when his team needed him the most. Be it his pep talks during team huddles or the determination with which he batted at the SCG, Ashwin shouldered the responsibility of being a senior player with aplomb.
But his biggest impact was, of course, with the ball in hand. In the three Tests he played in the series, he bowled the most number of overs for India (134.1), got the...
