Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin seriously criticized Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir for making repeated mistakes in the England series due to lack of sports awareness.
Shubman Gill actually counted it as a batsman in England, as he now has the second most runs scored by an Indian batsman in the same test series. He also has hundreds of hundreds by an Indian captain in a foreign tour. But he is no longer a batsman; His role has been extended with additional responsibility of captaincy.
On the other hand, coach Gautam Gambhir is also not the best results in the longest format of the game. His efficiency has been suspicious as a strategist and coach in the red-ball format. Now, former team partner and retired spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has raised proper doubts on his abilities.
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Ravichandran Ashwin attaches serious attacks on awareness and strategic acumen deficiency
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ravichandran Ashwin was clearly dissatisfied with India’s poor strategy going to the final test against England, as he claimed that the visitors’ strategic skills are at an all -time low in the series, which India is struggling despite some stellar shows with bat and ball.
Harry Brook and Joe Root scored hundreds of people who changed the syllabus of the English innings. Currently, England scored only 35 runs in 5 days, at the crease with Jamie Smith and Jamie Overton. England are on the verge of winning 3–1 in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
“Coming back on the subject of not using spinners, I have felt in this series that there is a lack of sports awareness and, in many ways, both on and out on our strategic skills.”
“This is the main reason that England are ahead in this series and India is behind. We are not the fastest,” Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, ‘Ash Ki Baat’.
‘You can’t make such mistakes’ – Ravichandran Ashwin exploded Shubman Gill
Ravichandran Ashwin did not pleased with the strategy of Indian captain Shubman Gill during the 195-ri partnership between two English batsmen. He admitted that the flow of run can be banned by bringing spin early, thus more opportunities may arise for a success.
“When Harry Brook started taking it, after 20 runs, you could bring the run flow to the spinner to choke. From the other end, a pacer could bowl. Keeping this in mind, Washington Sundar could be brought into the first attack,” said Ashwin.
He added, “It is a huge difference to make these mistakes. We do not know if the message is going from outside. We do not know the conversation of the dressing room. But at today and age, these mistakes can definitely be avoided.”
Out of the 76.2 overs bowled by Indians on the fourth day, only 8 are shared by spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. Despite all, Ashwin has shown confidence in Gill to improve the future as a captain.
He said, “I think Shubman Gill will be really better as captain. He will learn. But sometimes if you think you can actually play spin well, you will not attack the spinner, and when you remember the moment to bring spinners in these circumstances, the spinner becomes really a protective option.”
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