The veteran Indian spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin reckons that he has worked on his batting technique before the start of the season has yielded results in the IPL, where Rajasthan Royals have given him the opportunity to bat higher up the order. Batting at no 3, Ashwin played a knock of 38-ball 50 against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Wednesday night, albeit in a losing cause.
Explaining the same during a post-match press conference, Ravichandran Ashwin said, “No license has been given. Starting from the season it was communicated to me properly that I will be used as a batter up the order. We had a few practice games where I opened also. Have worked a lot on my batting so it’s nice to see whatever has been worked on translates into the field.”
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Talking more about the work he put in before the IPL, Ashwin explained, “I was in good batting rhythm before the start of the season. Worked a little bit on my batting, like tried to transfer my body weight forward, and made a little switch on my technique. It felt pretty good about the knock but it didn’t come at a winning cause.”
RR is currently placed third in the standings with 14 points from 12 matches, while DC is positioned at the fifth spot with 12 points from as many matches. And Ravindran Ashwin said RR will soon make a strong comeback in their remaining two games to ensure their place in the play-offs.
Mitchell Marsh finally got his form back with an all-around performance to guide DC to a comfortable win. After the bowlers restricted RR to 160 for six, Marsh played a 62-ball 89 and David Warner’s unbeaten 52 off 41 balls helped DC overhaul the target with 11 balls to spare. Marsh also picked up two wickets with the ball.
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Talking about his knock, Mitchell Marsh said, “It was one of the toughest powerplay I have batted since I started playing T20 cricket. We assessed that we have to get through powerplay unscratched. I just love batting with Davey (Warner). We have had a lot of great partnerships. He is someone I have looked up to for a long time now and I feel very lucky over the last 18 months I was able to bat with him a lot.”
