Dindigul Dragons captain Ravichandran Ashwin has recently said that he has been working hard on doing well with the bat in hand. While the bowling all-rounder has always been good with strokes down the ground, he has improved his boundary-hitting ability square of the wicket in the ongoing Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2024 as well.

However, Dindigul Dragons will take on Lyca Kovai Kings in the final of TNPL 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, August 4. Lyca Kovai Kings won Qualifier 1 to seal their place in the final while Dindigul Dragons won the Eliminator and Qualifier 2. Apart from claiming nine wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin has also scored 200 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 166.67 as well.

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Speaking ahead of the final against Lyca Kovai Kings, the Dindigul Dragons captain said (as quoted by ESPNcricinfo): “Look, everything is work in progress, right? You can even ask Shahrukh Khan [Lyca Kovai Kings captain] about it. How does he do power-hitting… how do you hit the ball through the off side and leg side? It’s all about repetitions, and understanding angles and triggers.”

“Obviously, in the last IPL, I felt like I needed to widen my game and widen my horizons square of the wicket because I know I can hit the ball down the ground, and I can use my feet. Do I want to explore other options is something I had to ask myself. So if I can ask that question and if I can find an answer, it gives me a new avenue to explore and keep myself interested in the game,” he further added.

However, Ravichandran Ashwin has scored 800 runs in the IPL in 94 innings which came at a strike rate of 118.52, with one half-century.