"One Of The Greatest Match-winners...": India Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey Praises Ravichandran Ashwin

15.07.2023 - 07:57 sports.ndtv.com

India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey rated Ravichandran Ashwin as one of the greatest match-winners of the country and was also in awe of young Yashasvi Jaiswal's maturity in his brilliant Test debut.

Ashwin, the world's top-ranked bowler, recorded his best overseas Test figures of 12 for 131 (5/60 and 7/71) to decimate a hapless West Indies and hand India a thumping innings and 141-run victory inside three days in the series opener here on Friday. "It was important to score a big first-innings score which we did and it provided a base to the bowlers.

The way Ashwin and (Ravindra) Jadeja bowled is praiseworthy. "We in the dressing room know the value of a bowler's performance.

According to me, Ashwin is one of the greatest match-winners of our country. He has won a lot of matches for us and has been a consistent performer." If Ashwin starred in the bowling department, it was young left-handed opener Jaiswal who took all the limelight among the batters with a mature 171 on his Test debut. "The way he (Jaiswal) batted was fabulous and especially for a debutant to come and score a century and that too on not on an easy wicket.

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