Tamil Nadu batter Baba Indrajith praised Ravichandran Ashwin for his incredible leadership in the Dindigul Dragons’ (DD) win in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) season. Notably, the duo played a massive role in helping the side clinch their maiden TNPL title where Indrajith finished as the tournament’s third-leading run-scorer with 286 runs at an average of 40.85 and a strike rate of
133.02 in 10 outings.
Meanwhile, Ashwin surprisingly finished fifth on the run-scoring charts with 252 runs which came at an average of 36 and a strike rate
of almost 152 as well. The veteran off-spinner also led the side well to their first title despite barely qualifying for the playoffs with a fourth-place finish on the points table as well. In an interview with Cricket.com, Indrajith hailed Ashwin’s leadership and mentioned his dream of leading a title-winning team in the IPL.
“Of course, everyone will see him as a captain, he has a very good cricketing brain. He’s always thinking of getting one up over the batter or the bowler. He has all the leadership qualities, I think he has the dream to win an IPL trophy as a captain, so why not,” said Indrajith.
With DD needing to win three consecutive playoff games to win the title, R Ashwin scored a hat trick of fifties to help them achieve it as well. The veteran has also led the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in two IPL seasons in 2018 and 2019 but the side barely missed the playoffs on both occasions as well. Baba Indrajith also lauded Ravichandran Ashwin’s involvement with every member of the squad during the season. Meanwhile, he also claimed nine wickets at an average of 27.55 and an economy of under seven.
“His involvement was not just in his skills but other players’ skills as well, not just on-field but off-field as well. In the last 30-35 days, including the camp [10 days], he was involved throughout. Right from the first person to the 20th person, he was involved with all, constantly pushing them to increase their fitness and strength. I don’t think even a head coach would have done as much as him,” concluded Baba Indrajith.
