Australian National Cricket Team players including Travis Head, Steve Smith, Nathan LyonUsman Khawaja and others have picked the best spinner in the Indian National Cricket Team between Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. The premier off-spinner bagged the majority of the votes.
Both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been two of the best all-rounders produced by the Indian National Cricket Team. They have been the backbone of the team in the longest format of the game for the last decade and their contribution to the game has been immense.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been the main reason behind the Indian National Cricket Team’s dominance in Tests. The impact they have had on the team has been immense and it is not just limited to the bowling as they are also amazing with the bat.
Both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are unique in their skill sets. While the off-spinner is known for his variations and tactical brilliance as well as his ability to adapt to conditions, the left-arm spinner’s accuracy and all-round capabilities set him apart.
Probably for me, Ashwin – Travis Head
The two often argued about who was better. The dispute was settled between the Australian players before the third Test teams. For Travis Head, it is Ravichandran Ashwin as he feels he is the toughest to face.
“Probably for me, Ashwin, someone who has a few more tricks and is taller and faster. Yeah, he’s probably the toughest one.” Travis Head said in a video released by Cricket Australia.
I don’t think Jadeja got me out of here – Steve Smith picks Ravichandran Ashwin as best spinner
Steve Smith also picked Ravichandran Ashwin ahead of Ravindra Jadeja, highlighting that the off-spinner has kept him away even in Australian conditions. Speaking of the spinner’s skills, he added:
“Ashwin got me here a couple of times. I don’t think Jadeja got me out here, but I think Ashwin has just got great skills in these conditions. He changes the way he packs from surface to surface; he hits what he needs to. .
“He gets over the ball when he needs to. He can get under the ball and reads the deadline well, so yes, I’ll go with Ashwin.”
Josh Hazlewood Picking Ashwin too, he said: “I think it would be Ashwin. I hate right-arm spinners. Being left-handed, I’m not good against a lot of things, but his right-arm is annoying. But Ashwin is quite tricky. his record suggests.”
I always find it a good challenge to face Ashwin and I think that’s why he’s been so successful – Usman Khawaja
Usman Khawaja praised Ravindra Jadeja’s skills but claimed that Ravichandran Ashwin was the worst. He highlighted how the off-spinner reads the minds of the batsmen and added that he is difficult to face. He added:
“Jadeja has a very good skill set. He is like a metronome. He hits again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again. You see Ashwin is the most angry. He is thinking there. Every time he faces Ashwin, he tries. what thinking what I’m doing, I’m trying to think what he’s trying to do.
“I see that, and you see, if the bowlers are setting you up, they’re trying to find a way to get you out. And he’s always been that kind of guy. So I always think it’s a good challenge to face Ashwin and I think he’s got that. has been successful for so long.”
Nathan Lyon and Alex Carey also picked Ravichandran Ashwin over Ravindra Jadeja.
“I think Ashwin, he finds ways, he’s extremely competitive and he’s in the contest,” Alex Carey said.
“Ashwin obviously has that bounce and Jadeja has consistency and pace. So against me, that’s probably all you need,” Nathan Lyon said.
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