Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin backed both Devdutt Padikkal and Sai Sudharsan to play together in the playing XI during the away Tests against New Zealand later this year, but he also feels that Padikkal will be the preferred choice for the No.3 if he continues to play well. “When we played the practice games […]

Former Indian cricketer R Ashwin sympathised with spinner Kuldeep Yadav after the first Test against Sri Lanka, stating that he is in a ‘difficult situation’ as a third spinner as well. He had a poor show at the Galle International Stadium, where he claimed only one wicket, compared to the 14 wickets picked up by […]

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said that star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s poor form can prove to be a concern for Team India, but he backed the youngster to respond with a huge score in the second Test against Sri Lanka. However, he has only one fifty in his last eight innings in the format as […]

Ravindra Jadeja’s former teammate Ravichandran Ashwin opened up on the veteran all-rounder’s performance after the first Test between Sri Lanka and India at Galle. However, India won comfortably by 165 runs. Ashwin added that Jadeja was not the same attacking bowler that he used to be. However, he also added that Jadeja’s current role, where […]

Legendary Indian spinner R Ashwin said the pacers could also get help while talking about the bowling strategy for the first Test against Sri Lanka. The game will start on Saturday, August 15, at Galle as well. While the conditions are expected to favour spin, Ashwin said that fast bowlers would also get some help […]

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed a stunning difference he observed in Rishabh Pant’s stance for attacking and defensive shots ahead of the Test series against Sri Lanka as well. In a discussion on how the Sri Lankan spinners can beat India’s left-handers, R Ashwin shared how premeditation has become an important part of modern-day […]

Sarfaraz Khan recently made his return to the Indian Test team for the two-match away Test series against Sri Lanka, but as an injury-replacement player. As Sarfaraz left everyone impressed, be it the coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, etc., with his batting, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said there’s a slim chance that […]

Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin warned the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against letting Shivam Dube walk away in a trade during the IPL 2026 off-season as well. Dube was among the first names mentioned in the trade rumours with Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya over the past few days. While Ashwin said that Hardik’s […]

Former Indian spinner R Ashwin said that Mumbai Indians (MI) can trade captain Hardik Pandya to teams other than CSK and KKR. After the 2026 IPL season, Hardik Pandya trade talks made headlines, with CSK and KKR being reported as frontrunners to acquire the veteran all-rounder. However, Ashwin shared several other trade possibilities, including former […]

Former Indian all-rounder R Ashwin commented on Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya’s trade possibilities to the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after IPL 2026. Coming off another poor season under Hardik Pandya, MI have dominated the offseason with their captain connected to CSK and KKR in trade rumours. Talking about […]