“One Of The Greatest Match-winners…”: India Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey Praises Ravichandran Ashwin

India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey rated Ravichandran Ashwin as one of many best match-winners of the nation and was additionally in awe of younger Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maturity in his good Test debut. Ashwin, the world’s top-ranked bowler, recorded his greatest abroad Test figures of 12 for 131 (5/60 and seven/71) to decimate a hapless West Indies and hand India a thumping innings and 141-run victory inside three days within the sequence opener right here on Friday. “It was important to score a big first-innings score which we did and it provided a base to the bowlers. The way Ashwin and (Ravindra) Jadeja bowled is praiseworthy.

“We within the dressing room know the worth of a bowler’s efficiency. According to me, Ashwin is among the best match-winners of our nation. He has gained loads of matches for us and has been a constant performer.” If Ashwin starred in the bowling department, it was young left-handed opener Jaiswal who took all the limelight among the batters with a mature 171 on his Test debut.

“The method he (Jaiswal) batted was fabulous and particularly for a debutant to return and rating a century and that too on not on a straightforward wicket. It was a gradual wicket, received slower as the sport progressed, stroke-making wasn’t straightforward,” Mhambrey said praising the 21-year-old.

“If you take a look at the way in which he bats, he likes to tackle the sport however the way in which he utilized himself on this wicket was excellent to see.

“That’s what you need at the international level, adapt yourself to different conditions, situations and that’s what the team expected and he did the role. It’s definitely very heartening, positive. The performance will give him lot of confidence going ahead.” Mhambrey stated the beginning could not have been higher for India within the sequence and the guests would look to hold on the momentum within the second Test in Port of Spain beginning July 20.

“Ideal start for a Test match, that’s what you expect, that’s what you want to carry the performance from the last series. Honestly, if you ask me, we didn’t expect that to be so easy.” The present West Indies group is nowhere close to the Rohit Sharma-led aspect by way of expertise, and it was evident in its abject give up within the sequence opener.

But Mhambrey refused to downplay the Caribbean aspect, saying India can’t afford to take any worldwide Test match flippantly.

“These are outside noises. There is nothing as such in the dressing room. We came here to play international cricket, Test cricket which is the highest level of cricket. There is no big motivation than this for a player,” he stated.

“Our plans were set, we knew our approach and we are going to give the same application throughout the series. What people think outside doesn’t matter, what matters is our thought process and execution.”

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