Ravichandran Ashwin is gearing up for a big 10-Test season and the Bangladesh series next month will be his first under new head coach Gautam Gambhir, someone with whom he has also played a lot.
Ashwin also admires him as one of the "heroes" of Indian cricket. "Gautam is someone I still share a very, very good relationship with.
Because of the fact that he is a very straightforward and an honest guy. I think Gautam is also one of those guys that we should always be backing.
He's a hero of Indian cricket," he said of the new coach, who took charge in the recent tour of Sri Lanka. Ashwin's first state team coach WV Raman, one of the respected names in Indian cricket has been a guiding force for him.
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