‘In a happy space’
Updated On: 17 February, 2024 08:05 AM IST | Rajkot | G Krishnan
India offie R Ashwin mighty pleased with his 500-wicket feat and content about how his long journey has unfolded; insists he isn’t thinking about Anil Kumble’s record of 619
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Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates Zak Crawley’s dismissal, his 500th Test wicket, yesterday. Pic/AFP
Having started his Test career at 25 years and to be sitting pretty as the ninth highest wicket-taker in this format, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has had an outstanding run. Though he had to wait for 13 overs to get from wicket No. 499 in Vizag to 500 here, Ashwin has stormed his way to the top in 12 years.
He is pleased with his journey. “It’s been a very long journey. I was an accidental spinner. I wanted to be a batter all along. When I walked into the CSK dressing room, Muttiah Muralitharan did not want to bowl with the new ball so I was tossed the new ball. The IPL stage made me visible to a lot of people and I eventually got my Test debut. I’m pretty glad 10-13 years later, this is not a bad achievement,” he said.
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