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Published by: Rohit Raj
Updated Sun, 06 Mar 2022 10:14 PM IST
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Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is ranked ninth in the top 10 of the world cricket rankings and in Rohit’s view he is the greatest bowler of all time. Indian captain Rohit Sharma is quite surprised by Ashwin’s ability to get better with time.
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Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is ranked ninth in the top 10 of the world cricket rankings and in Rohit’s view he is the greatest bowler of all time. Indian captain Rohit Sharma is quite surprised by Ashwin’s ability to get better with time. He also termed him as the “greatest bowler of all time” after the feat achieved on Sunday.
Ashwin, who became the country’s leading wicket-taker behind Kapil Dev’s 434 wickets, took 6/96 in the first Test against Sri Lanka to take his total to 436 wickets. When Rohit was asked about Ashwin’s achievement in just 85 Tests, he said that it is a big deal to achieve this feat.
Rohit said, ‘Achieving this feat is a big thing in his cricket career. When you grow up with a desire to play Test cricket, you don’t dream about these things so achieving it is a big achievement for him. I have been watching Ashwin play for a long time and whenever I see him, he seems to be getting better and better.
The captain said, ‘Ashwin is such a player who has always believed in his ability. In my opinion, he is the greatest player of all time. He has been playing for so many years and performing for the country. So many match-winning performances, so he’s the greatest player of all time for me. People may have different views but from where I look, he is one of the greatest players of all time for me.
On why Ashwin is not regularly picked in the playing XI on overseas tours, Rohit said, “Frankly, nothing can tell you about the place in the team on overseas tours why he is not in the team and in the playing XI. Why not?’ “Certainly I don’t know about it because I was not part of the selection at that time and I can’t tell you what happened and why he was left out,” he said.