The Indian team will go on tour of the West Indies starting on July 12. The tour will begin with a test match to be played in Dominica. A series of 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20 internationals will be played between the two teams. At the same time, in Test cricket against the West Indies, Indian spinner R Ashwin turned up with very good pace. Ashwin has so far proven to be the call of the West Indies with both the ball and the bat.
Ashwin has so far bowled in 21 innings against the West Indies, in which he has taken 60 wickets at an average of 21.8, the most among current Indian players. During this, Ashwin has taken five wickets (5 or more wickets in an innings) 4 times.
At the same time, he has scored 4 centuries in 12 innings. Ashwin has scored 552 runs in 12 innings against the West Indies at an impressive average of 50.2, which is the most among current active Indian players. At Ashwin, Ashwin can prove fatal with both ball and bat in the Test series against the West Indies.
Ashwin is the number one bowler in the ICC Test rankings. The Test number one bowler was not included by the Indian team in the eleven that played Australia in the World Test Championship final. Captain Rohit Sharma was criticized for not bringing Ashwin into the playing XI.
Please say that Ashwin has played 92 Tests, 113 ODIs and 65 T20 Internationals in his international career so far. He has taken 474 wickets in Tests and scored 3129 runs at bat. At the same time, he took 151 wickets in ODIs and scored 707 runs at bat. Apart from this, Ashwin has taken 72 wickets in T20 Internationals at an average of 23.22 and an economy of 6.90.
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