Team India ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (R Ashwin) recently talked about how the side has made a turnaround in Test cricket since MS Dhoni’s retirement in 2014.
The World Test Championship 2023 is just a few weeks away as India and Australia prepare to lock horns in the summit clash from June 7 at The Oval in London. This will mark India’s second appearance in a WTC final after they lost to New Zealand in 2021 in the inaugural edition of the championship. India finished on the second spot in the WTC points table while Australia finished on top.
Indian players such as Virat Kohli, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur Ravichandran Ashwin, and Axar Patel have already left for England while captain Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami will leave once their IPL 2023 season ends.
Ahead of the summit clash between Indian and Australia, BCCI shared an old video of the players when India had reached the final of the WTC following New Zealand’s win over Sri Lanka in the first Test. Upon reaching the final, Rohit said that the job is not done yet and the team will try to get the best result possible in the final.
R Ashwin opens up on team India
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reflected on the team’s growth after MS Dhoni’s retirement in 2014 and how an inexperienced side started on a journey on their own.
“We’ve put in a lot of effort. The turnaround definitely started in 2014-15, MS had just retired and we had all played for a few Tests probably 20-30 Tests pretty early on. We had to start a journey of our own, it’s never easy without the seniors, but I can comfortably say that all the efforts we’ve put in have really come to fruition over the last two cycles of WTC. We’re qualifying second time on the trot,” said Ashwin.
From Nottingham to Ahmedabad 🏟️
A journey of grit, determination, pride and teamwork 👏🏻#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 members relive a remarkable journey of reaching the WTC Final for the second time 👌🏻👌🏻 – By @RajalArora
WATCH the full Video 🎥🔽 #WTC23 https://t.co/WVY41lVNNh pic.twitter.com/uOnBK74ADp
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 24, 2023
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