Ashwin can be next test captain: Former Indian veteran player has started a discussion about the captain of the Indian Test team. From the player’s statement it seems that Ravichandran Ashwin can be made the next captain of the Test team.
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India vs England: India’s spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin is in the news these days. Ashwin recently completed 500 wickets in his Test career. He has become the 9th bowler in the world to achieve this feat. In such a situation, Ashwin is being praised everywhere on social media. India has taken a 2-1 lead in the Test series being played against England.
In this series, India has registered a historic victory in the Rajkot Test under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. India has registered the biggest win in history by defeating England by 434 runs. Even after this historic victory, discussion has started regarding the captaincy of the Indian team. In such a situation, speculations are being made that Ravichandran Ashwin could be the next captain of Test cricket. However, his age may come in the way of his captaincy. Let us tell you which statement of the veteran player has created a stir on social media.
Can Ashwin get captaincy
Sunil Gavaskar has also praised Ashwin’s 500 Test wickets. Gavaskar said what an amazing player Ashwin is. He always tries to do something new. This specialty makes him different from other players. Ashwin deserved the captaincy of Test cricket, but he was not given the right to it. This statement of Gavaskar has again started the discussion regarding Test captaincy.
Ravichandran Ashwin reflects on a momentous day as he joins the esteemed 500 Test wickets club 😍#WTC25 | #INDvENG | Read on 👇https://t.co/wD0MF7y4eu
— ICC (@ICC) February 16, 2024
Who will be the next Test captain after Rohit Sharma has become a topic of discussion. Ashwin could still be eligible for captaincy, but he has become a very old player. Ashwin is 37 years old, so this could also be the last phase of his cricket career. In this era, it is difficult to hand over the captaincy to the player.
Ashwin completed 500 test wickets
India has not only registered a historic win in the Rajkot Test, apart from this, India’s spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has also registered a historic record in his name. Ashwin has completed his 500th Test wicket in the Rajkot Test. Let us tell you that Ashwin had taken 2 wickets in his name in the third test match, with this now Ashwin has taken a total of 501 wickets in his name in the test.
Wicket No.500 for Ravichandran Ashwin 🫡🐐#RaviAshwin #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/wZ6rHz4Npu
— Saabir Zafar (@Saabir_Saabu01) February 16, 2024
This is a big record in itself. He has become the second player from India to take more than 500 wickets in Test cricket. Apart from Ashwin, former veteran player Anil Kumble has already achieved this feat. Kumble has a total of 619 test wickets in his name. And he has achieved this feat in only 236 innings.
Ashwin did this feat in 185 innings
Spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has so far taken 501 wickets in 185 Test innings. His best performance during this period is taking 7 wickets for 59 runs. Former Indian player Sunil Gavaskar has given a big statement regarding Ravichandran Ashwin. Gavaskar said that after Virat Kohli left the captaincy two years ago, Ashwin was to be made the captain.
ICC poster for Ravichandran Ashwin for Completing of 500 test wicket. #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/vUiIAFoRlB
— Ankit Verma (@TechyWicket) February 16, 2024
He is an amazing player and he could have played the role of captain with full responsibility. Rohit Sharma was not to be made the captain of all three formats, due to this he is under pressure. Ashwin was to be made the Test captain in place of Rohit.
