R Ashwin the cricket nerd. R Ashwin the Youtuber. R Ashwin the all-rounder…all are in danger of obscuring R Ashwin the taker of Test wickets, and in particular the taker of Test five-fors.
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England have hired the experienced and skilful off-spinner Jeetan Patel (middle) for the T20I leg of the tour of New Zealand. He’ll replace former Pakistan stalwart Saqlain Mushtaq (left) as spin bowling consultant - but the ECB’s 5-year-long failure to replace Mushtaq Ahmed (right) as permanent spin bowling coach is inexcusable.
England, Hire A Spin Coach Already!
England’s men haven't had a full-time spin bowling coach for 5 years. So why does the world's second-richest board maintain a short-sighted policy of hiring temporary consultants to fix a permanent shortcoming?
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R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja combined to devastating effect in Visakhapatnam - but are they really only effective on turning tracks in Asia? (Image: Reuters)
Ashwin and Jadeja - Home Track Bullies?
India’s spin twins R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are both record-breakers. But they are frequently painted as ineffective away from the dustbowls of Asia - is this characterisation fair, or even accurate?
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