IND Vs BAN: 'Overspin Will Fetch A Bit Of Bounce' Ravichandran Ashwin Gives An Overview About The Pitch
Ravichandran Ashwin went to bat for India on the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Chennai, an electric atmosphere that could have easily foreseen a dominant showing. At the precarious 144/6, the top order was crumbling, and time seemed to have other plans for the veteran 38-year-old.
Ashwin's Stellar Performance With Bat
By the end of play on day one, India had climbed to a healthy 339/6 in 80 overs, with Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja looking solid. Ashwin mesmerized the home crowd with an outstanding 102* off 112 deliveries, with 10 boundaries and two sixes. Jadeja also didn't forget his role, giving a good account of himself with an unbeaten 86* off 117 balls, thus taking India to a good position.
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"Worked on a few things and on a surface like this with a bit of spice, if you're going after the ball, might as well go after it really hard like Rishabh does. It's an old Chennai surface with a bit of bounce and carry. The red soil pitch allows you to play a few shots if you are willing to just get in line and give it a bit of a tonk when there's width," he said.
Ashwin Provides Insight On Chennai's Pitch
Last year, Ashwin made significant effort in his batting. He went to Seattle to study the mechanics of baseball, in order to understand the ball and the bat.
"It's a typical, old-fashioned Chennai pitch where overspin will fetch a bit of bounce. The wicket will start doing its tricks much later in the game. There's enough in it for the quicks, good carry, good bounce if we present the seam nice and hard. The new ball will do a bit, there'll be some help for the bowlers, we'll have to start afresh tomorrow. There's a bit in the pitch, it's still damp underneath, so hopefully as it dries out, it quickens up." Ashwin opined about the pitch.
