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Ashwin the engineer devises his own methods when it comes to solving puzzles.

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-Atreyo Mukhopadhyay This boy used to be an opening batter during his schooldays. An employee in the accounts section of Southern Railways, his father had played third division cricket in the Chennai league as a medium-pacer. All that he wanted was to see his son play in the first division. That boy is Ravichandran Ashwin, as we know him, who has exceeded a few expectations. India’s biggest match-winner with the ball after Anil Kumble when it comes to the fourth innings of a Test match, Ashwin has also made an indelible mark with the bat. The latest example of that…

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Any way you look at it, Ashwin has the numbers of an elite all-rounder. Why are we so reluctant to consider him as such?

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Ashwin the Underappreciated As many Test hundreds as Andrew Flintoff and a better bowling strike-rate than Imran Khan. Despite his achievements, Ashwin hasn’t always been valued as much as he should. Ravichandran Ashwin has been Man of the Series in nine of the 36 Test series that he has played in. Just let that sink in. One in four outings. It’s an astonishing record. Only two of the greatest to ever play the game – Pakistan’s Imran Khan (8 awards from 28 series) and West Indies’ Malcolm Marshall (6 from 21) – can boast of a better record. …

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