‘He can be one of the candidates…’ – Danish Kaneria hails R Ashwin post his heroics in 2nd Test
'Ravichandran Ashwin was cool and calm in that situation,' he added.
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Dec 26, 2022 6:40 pm
Danish Kaneria hails R Ashwin post his heroics in 2nd Test (Image Source: Twitter)
Danish Kaneria, the former Pakistani cricketer, heaped praise on Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin for the latter’s heroics in the second Test which saw the Indian team chase down a meagre total against a fiery Bangladesh batting line-up. For the unversed, India and the Bangla Tigers faced off in the second Test that kicked off on December 22 and it was the KL Rahul-led camp that won the game.
Chasing a target of 145 on Day 4, India were strict to 74/7 in no time and it was the likes of Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer who lifted the team with their unbeaten 42 and 29 respectively. Kaneria, who took cognizance of the same, claimed that the Indian spinner could be a candidate for the captaincy post in future.
It seems as if he is constantly thinking: Danish Kaneria
Saying that the player looks like he is constantly thinking when he is on the ground, the former Pakistani cricketer added that he could well be one of the most intelligent cricketers on the field at the moment. Kaneria lauded the allrounder for taking team India home and said that it was important for the Indian team to keep the momentum going.
“Ravichandran Ashwin should be one of the candidates for India’s Test captaincy. He still has a lot of cricket left in him. He is very smart and intelligent with his batting and bowling. It seems as if he is constantly thinking when he is on the ground,” Kaneria said on his YouTube channel.
“India were under a lot of pressure. Ravichandran Ashwin was cool and calm in that situation, playing a great knock to steady the ship for his team. He has saved India on several occasions with his batting contributions. The Indian team looked weak when they played without Anil Kumble in the past, and the same goes for Ashwin. His 42-run knock was equal to scoring a century,” he added.
“Mominul Haque is a fantastic fielder who has taken some wonderful catches at silly point. However, he dropped Ravichandran Ashwin’s catch, which proved to be very costly for Bangladesh. Dropping a catch at that stage was like gifting the match to India,” said the former Pakistani cricketer further.
