5 Players Who Can Replace Ravichandran Ashwin In Indian Test Team
By Tarkesh Jha
No. 1 | Washington Sundar | The off-spinner from Tamil Nadu performed well in the series against NZ and is touted as a like-to-like successor of Ashwin.
No. 2 | R Sai Kishore | Also hailing from Tamil Nadu, R Sai Kishore has impressed with his relentless consistency in the domestic circuit.
No. 3 | Tanush Kotian | The all-rounder from Mumbai has sweated it out for a number of seasons in domestic cricket. He is not a sharp turner of the ball, but is pretty precise with the line and lengths that he hits
No. 4 | Manav Suthar | The Rajasthan off-spinner has taken 75 wickets in first-class wicket at a bowling average nearing 29. It remains to be seen if he is tested out in the longest format in Ashwin’s absence.
No. 5 | Off late, Axar Patel was adding tremendous value to the Indian Test setup before he was shunted out for no concrete reason. However, a return to red-ball cricket might be on the cards after Ashwin hung his boots.