India’s veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has surpassed the legendary Anil Kumble for the most wickets against Australia in all formats of international cricket. The 37-year-old returned with figures of 3/41 from 7 overs in his second ODI against Australia and impressed everyone with his superb bowling.
The all-rounder from Tamil Nadu achieved the feat by taking the wicket of Australian opener David Warner in the second ODI in Indore. Ashwin took 144 wickets in 68 innings, surpassing Kumble’s record of 142 wickets against Australia.
Ravikhandran Ashwin‘s increased turn-on opportunities to the off-spinners from the surface made the match difficult for the Australian batsmen. In the 13th over, he beat Marnus Labuschagne with a faster aerial shot, followed by the wicket of right-handed batsman David Warner, who was adjudged LBW, and the last off-spinner of the match was Josh. It was Ingrith.
In the absence of Axar Patel, R. Ashwin was selected in the Indian ODI squad and he made the most of the opportunity and performed well for the team. If Axar Patel’s recovery is delayed, there is a good chance that Ashwin will be included in the ICC World Cup 2023 squad in his place.
Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are the Men in Blue’s three key players in the 15-man squad for the ODI World Cup to be held in India. Spin bowling option. The Indian selection committee left Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin out of the squad, but Axar’s injury means Ashwin and Sundar will be left out of the World Cup squad if the left-handed all-rounder fails to recover in time. It was decided that it would be considered.
Shubman Gill (104 for 97) and Shreyas Iyer (105 for 90) both scored impressive hundreds, collecting 200 runs for the second wicket of the game. Both KL Rahul (52) and Suryakumar Yadav (72) put in strong batting performances to take the Indian team to the top on 399/5 at the end of his 50 overs.
With the Australian team losing wickets regularly and succumbing to the pressure of chasing totals, David Warner and Sean Abbott are the team’s only hope in the big chase in Indore, with Pat Cummins’ side up for the challenge This is to quickly turn things around before the World Cup as the team suffered five consecutive losses in ODI cricket.
