Jaddu’s advice proved useful for Ashwin, he/she said- swing the bat like Pant on this wicket

New Delhi. R Ashwin, who made headlines by scoring an unbeaten century on his/her home ground, says that he/she had made a strategy of aggressive batting like Rishabh Pant on the Chennai pitch. Ashwin scored an unbeaten 102 runs in the first innings of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh. Right-handed batsman Ashwin said that he/she deliberately tried to bat aggressively on the red soil pitch prepared for the first Test. his/her strategy worked and due to this he/she was successful in taking India out of a difficult situation by scoring a brilliant century in front of the home crowd.

R Ashwin, while talking to the official broadcast after the end of the first day’s play of the India-Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) first Test, said, ‘This is an old Chennai pitch which has a little bounce. On a red soil pitch, if you are willing to come in line and play shots, you can play some shots. Of course, I have always been swinging my bat outside the off stump. I worked on some things and if you want to hit shots on the ball on this kind of pitch, then you should bat aggressively like Rishabh Pant.’

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Rishabh Pant got out on a loose stroke
Rishabh Pant batted well by scoring 52 runs in 39 balls but was dismissed on a loose stroke. India lost the top four batsmen within 96 runs. After this, Ashwin dominated the Bangladesh bowlers and scored a century in 112 balls, scoring an unbeaten 102 runs and made an unbeaten partnership with Ravindra Jadeja (86 not out). Ashwin attributed his/her excellent performance to his/her recent performance in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) where he/she worked on his/her batting.

‘I worked on my batting’
Ashwin said, ‘I have come here after playing a T20 tournament, which helped me. I worked on my batting. Playing in front of home crowd is always a special feeling. I like playing cricket on this ground. It has given me many great memories.’Ashwin acknowledged the support of his/her partner Jadeja during the challenging phase of the innings and said, ‘Jadeja really helped a lot. There was a time when I was sweating and I was a little tired. But Jaddu immediately realized it and guided me. Jaddu has been one of our best batsmen for the team in the last few years. his/her presence was a relief because he/she advised that we do not have to convert two runs into three runs, which was really helpful for me.’ India has scored 339 runs for 6 wickets on the first day.

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