Melbourne: India and Australia are not only fighting to win the WTC, but also to prove themselves to be the best among their players. This is the reason why young Australian off-spinner Todd Murphy wants to add ‘carrom ball’ variations like Indian legend Ravichandran Ashwin to his bowling ahead of next week’s World Test Championship and Ashes series. Where he took 14 wickets at an average of 25.51 in the four-Test series. During this, he had closely observed Ashwin’s bowling. The 22-year-old bowler said, ‘I am working on that (carrom ball) right now but I am still far away from doing it like Ashwin.’
He said, ‘It sounds easy but it is very difficult to do. You must have the confidence to do it successfully. I’ll be glad to. ‘ He said, ‘If your bowling has variety of turning the ball from normal to other side, then it gives a different challenge to the batsman.’ Murphy, however, said that he would be more focused on his regular bowling. He said, ‘You are always looking for ways to add or add things to your quiver, but in Test cricket you have to make sure that you get your fundamentals right.’
He said, ‘It sounds easy but it is very difficult to do. You must have the confidence to do it successfully. I’ll be glad to. ‘ He said, ‘If your bowling has variety of turning the ball from normal to other side, then it gives a different challenge to the batsman.’ Murphy, however, said that he would be more focused on his regular bowling. He said, ‘You are always looking for ways to add or add things to your quiver, but in Test cricket you have to make sure that you get your fundamentals right.’
On the other hand, Matthew Hayden said about the playing XI that the role of spinners will be important as the match progresses, in which case India should field with both spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Hayden said, ‘It has been effective for the Indian team to field with two spinners. We know that the Australian team will go with three fast bowlers. Nathan Lyon will be the only spinner in the team and Green will play the role of all-rounder. Hayden praised India’s young opener Shubman Gill and said that in the next 15 years in cricket, you will hear a lot of this player’s name.