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Daniel Vettori backs 'adaptable' Ravichandran Ashwin to do well in T20 World Cup Down Under

Daniel Vettori feels Ravichandran Ashwin's ability to adapt quickly and his vast knowledge of the Australian conditions will help him during the T20 World Cup. When it comes to pace and bouncy pitches Down Under, spin bowlers are not that effective and India have the likes of Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel in their ranks for the ICC event in October-November. "We all know Ashwin has been exceptional in Tests. The thing for him is he's coming off a great IPL, and he's obviously included in the T20 squad for India," the former New Zealand captain, who is here to play the second edition of the Legends League Cricket, told reporters.

Asia Cup: Why Did Ravichandran Ashwin Replace Ravi Bishnoi In Crucial Clash vs Sri Lanka? Here's What Rohit Sharma Had To Say

India take on Sri Lanka in a crucial Asia Cup Super 4 encounter in Dubai on Tuesday and Rohit Sharma has made one crucial change in the playing XI with the seasoned Ravichandran Ashwin replacing young leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi. Ashwin has a tremendous record against left-handers and the Sri Lankans have quite a few southpaws in their team.

Mohammad Hafeez Gives Hilarious Reason For Ravichandran Ashwin Not Playing India vs Pakistan Matches

The clashes between arch-rivals India and Pakistan have been a treat for the cricket fans, all over world due to the high intensity and the cut-throat competition. The ongoing Asia Cup also lived up to the expectations of the fans and provided a wholesome entertainment in their previous two matches. In the group stage match, India prevailed over Pakistan with a five-wicket win while in the Super 4 match, Pakistan had the last laugh by five wickets. In both the matches, one thing was similar and that was the absence of India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, as he was not included in the Playing XI.

Dinesh Karthik, Dipika Pallikal Set Major Couple Goals With Their One-Word Tweets

Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal are not just well renowned sportspersons, but also a loving, happily married couple. The two were the latest to join Twitter's one-word trend, and their posts just went on to show how adorable they are together. Their tweets? Each other's names! The trend has seen people and organisations tweet with just one word, which is largely depicting something very close to them or important for them.

Dinesh Karthik, Dipika Pallikal Set Major Couple Goals With Their One-Word Tweets

Dinesh Karthik and Dipika Pallikal are not just well renowned sportspersons, but also a loving, happily married couple. The two were the latest to join Twitter's one-word trend, and their posts just went on to show how adorable they are together. Their tweets? Each other's names! The trend has seen people and organisations tweet with just one word, which is largely depicting something very close to them or important for them.

Watch: India Captain Rohit Sharma Takes On Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin In Nets Ahead Of Pakistan Clash In Asia Cup

Cricket fans will be in for treat when India take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of the upcoming Asia Cup on Sunday, August 28. The Indian players have been sweating it out in the nets to prepare of the high-octane clash in Dubai. India are place in Group A alongside Pakistan and Hong Kong. In a video shared on social media, India captain Rohit Sharma can be seen taking on spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin in the nets. Rohit can be seen hitting big shots around the park.

Ravichandran Ashwin Counters Ravi Shastri's Suggestion On Fewer Teams Playing Test Cricket

Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri had made a comment saying 10-12 teams cannot be playing the longest format of the game, and in order to ensure that Test cricket remains competitive, only the top five-six teams should play against each other. Now, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has reacted to the suggestion, saying the existing system works fine and he explained his thinking behind the thought process.

Ultimate Goal Is To Do Well In The T20 World Cup: Dinesh Karthik

Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik, who was instrumental in India's victory against the West Indies in the first T20 international here, said his ultimate aim is to lift the upcoming T20 World Cup title in Australia. Karthik, with his breezy unbeaten innings of 41 off just 19 deliveries at the Brian Lara Stadium, performed the finisher's job brilliantly once again and took India to a solid 190 for six, after the visitors batted first. The innings turned out to be extremely crucial.

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Daniel Vettori backs 'adaptable' Ravichandran Ashwin to do well in T20 World Cup Down Under

Asia Cup: Why Did Ravichandran Ashwin Replace Ravi Bishnoi In Crucial Clash vs Sri Lanka? Here's What Rohit Sharma Had To Say

Mohammad Hafeez Gives Hilarious Reason For Ravichandran Ashwin Not Playing India vs Pakistan Matches

Dinesh Karthik, Dipika Pallikal Set Major Couple Goals With Their One-Word Tweets

Dinesh Karthik, Dipika Pallikal Set Major Couple Goals With Their One-Word Tweets

Watch: India Captain Rohit Sharma Takes On Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin In Nets Ahead Of Pakistan Clash In Asia Cup

Ravichandran Ashwin Counters Ravi Shastri's Suggestion On Fewer Teams Playing Test Cricket

Ultimate Goal Is To Do Well In The T20 World Cup: Dinesh Karthik