R. Ashwin’s Impact on Red-Ball Cricket

• Ashwin, a young spinner, made a significant impact in red-ball cricket after an impressive start in white-ball formats.

• His problem-solving abilities led to the right answers more often than not.

• His batting was a thing of beauty and he was blessed with natural timing.

• His most memorable moment with the white ball came in the 2013 Champions Trophy final.

• Ashwin was a white-ball international for 17 months when he made his first Test appearance.

• He was determined to keep improving and adding new tricks to his repertoire.

• He was known as the master of deception who willed things to happen with his command over his primary skill.

• Ashwin is Test cricket’s leading wicket-taker with a monumental 800 scalps.

• Ashwin gained national recognition through his performances for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.

• His batting was a testament to his natural timing, elegance, and eortlessness.

• Despite criticisms about his over-reliance on variations at the stock o-break, Ashwin remained committed to his beliefs and played to the laws of the game.

• Ashwin’s retirement will bring him back to the India jersey, with a return to his mother franchise and potential to ramp up his game on YouTube.