Ravichandran Ashwin praised India’s fearless batting display in the second T20I against New Zealand on January 23 in Raipur. However, Ashwin also felt that dew played a major role in making the match unfair for bowlers in the second innings.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said, “The games can be played in the afternoon. Teams like New Zealand will not bother because they dont have many bowlers and they know that in such conditions nothing can be done. But in teams like India, if a player has not done well in two games and comes and bowls in such conditions in the third game and goes for runs, his career will be over. It is unfair to play in such conditions.”
Ashwin further added, “How will you fight such conditions as a bowler? We can plan better. If there is dew, at least play in the day. Or choose different venues. Other countries have a record of conditions, how the wicket will react, par scores etc for every ground. We must also have such records.”
Ashwin hopes that the upcoming World Cup will not get affected by dew and said, “I really hope that the India leg matches of the T20 World Cup are not affected by dew. If it is, skill will go out of the window. I sincerely hope there is a little more due diligence on the dew factor in these venues. Once it comes in, you are dependent on the toss a lot. I don’twant to see a multi-nation World Cup that will be dictated to a certain degree by dew. Skill should be at the fore.”
While raising these concerns, Ashwin did not forget to praise Ishan Kishan (76 off 32) and Suryakumar Yadav (82* off 37). He also praised Kuldeep Yadav for picking up two wickets despite the wet ball. Despite the praise, Ashwin concluded by saying, “Dew can kill the beauty of the game.”
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