Former England National Cricket Team spinner Monty Panesar took a brutal dig at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) when talking about the star’s retirement Indian National Cricket Team bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin.
Ravichandran Ashwin recently showed his class in the first Test of two matches series Against Bangladesh National Cricket Team at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
The all-rounder produced a terrific batting performance in the first innings when India were in trouble and scored a terrific century. He smashed 113 runs off 133 balls with 114 and 2 sixes.
He was also excellent with the ball as he dismissed six Bangladeshi batsmen in the last innings to post bowling figures of 6/88 after going wicketless in the second innings of the match. His performances also helped him win the Player of the Match award.
Meanwhile, Monty Panesar, who announced his retirement in February 2021 and represented England in 50 Tests, 26 ODIs and 1 T20I, said he would retire if 38-year-old Ravichandran Ashwin was part of it. despite the consistent performances of the English team.
Monty Panesar’s words appeared to be a direct dig at the England team management and cricket staff. James Anderson The legendary pacer retired despite wanting to play for a longer time in the national team. Speaking to ANI, Panesar said:
“They are experimenting more. If Ashwin was English at the moment, then they would tell him to retire because they want to bring in youngsters who have the potential to play. But I think England are experimenting more and they like to experiment.”
Monty Panesar tackles Ravichandran Ashwin to Nathan Lyon
Panesar then shared his views against Ravichandran Ashwin Nathan Lyon dispute Comparisons are often made between the two modern spin bowling legends, with some rating Ashwin as the best and others rating Lyon as the superior bowler.
Monty Panesar, meanwhile, thinks Nathan Lyon is a better bowler than Ashwin, but when it comes to Indian conditions, the latter is better.
“I think I see Nathan Lyon in my opinion. Yes, he is the better bowler. But I think Ashwin is the better bowler in India. I think he thinks like a batter when he bowls. He can pick out weaknesses and he can use that and that’s his biggest advantage, when he bats, he hits very well,” Panesar told ANI.
It should be noted that Lyon and Ravichandran Ashwin do not see each other as bitter rivals and have great respect and admiration for each other. The duo have often been seen praising each other and will meet again when India travel to Australia for the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 series.
Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin will next be seen in the second Test against the Bangla Tigers. The second and final Test of the Bangladesh 2024 tour of India is scheduled to begin on September 27 at Green Park in Kanpur.
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