R Ashwin (C) Reuters
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin loves a good fight and that’s the reason he is more ‘excited than intimidated’ at the prospect of challenging the ever aggressive Chris Gayle against the West Indies in their World Cup match on Friday.
“It’s not just about Chris Gayle but any attacking batsman in world cricket. Anybody who attacks wants to put you off your hook. It’s similar. I’m content to look at the wicket and I go strongly for getting wickets off any batsman that I think is dangerous, because I like it,” Ashwin told mediapersons at the pre-match conference on Thursday.
“I like to throw myself in the middle and try to see how much I can make an impact in that particular game. Be it Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers anybody. I look to get them out in the middle. Once you get them out, the game is going to clear the way,” he said.
With eight wickets from three games so far, Ashwin has made a great start to the World Cup but he doesn’t want to term it as his ‘best-ever bowling’.
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“I’m pleased. It is quite heartening to get wickets. It is always good to perform well. It gives you a lot of confidence. I think my journey as a bowler in international cricket has been some sort of a learning curve. There are times when you think you’re bowling really well and you end up learning even more in that particular phase.
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