"Above My Pay Grade": R Ashwin's Blunt Take After Fresh Debate On Limited Test Centers Discussion

02.10.2024 - 14:46 sports.ndtv.com

Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday agreed that having a limited number of Test centres helps the players but fell short of endorsing the idea for India, saying it was above his pay grade to comment on that.

The debate on Test centres was reignited after Kanpur's Green Park stadium came under criticism for a poor drainage system, resulting in a loss of full two days in the second game between India and Bangladesh.

Star batter Virat Kohli had suggested a few years ago that India should have five major Test centres like Australia and England. "Does it help a player if you have just a few Test centres?

Most certainly it does," Ashwin said after India trounced Bangladesh by seven wickets on Tuesday. "Because when we go to Australia, they play India only at five Test centres.

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