Ashwin was introduced into the attack on the second delivery of the ninth over when Marcus Stoinis had to leave the field due to an injury. The lanky off-spinner failed to create an impression and went wicketless in the 2.5 overs he bowled, although Rishabh Pant did put down Kane Williamson off his bowling.
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During a discussion on Star Sports, Gautam Gambhir questioned R Ashwin’s tactics of not bowling off-spin. He said:
The former India cricketer added that R Ashwin should have bowled his stock delivery until the batsmen went after him. Gambhir elaborated:
R Ashwin has played just a couple of competitive games since the first half of IPL 2021. He was part of the Indian team for the WTC final and played a county match for Surrey but was not selected for any of the four Tests against England.
“R Ashwin should have bowled the Test match-type bowling” - Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir pointed out that R Ashwin bowling his off-spinners would have helped him get back his rhythm. He explained:
The 39-year-old signed off by stating that he was slightly disappointed with R Ashwin’s bowling performance in yesterday’s Indian Premier League encounter. Gambhir observed:
Ashwin, who is part of India’s 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup, will hope to give a better account of himself in the upcoming matches. He would surely need to perform better if he wants to make India’s starting XI.
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