Dinesh Karthik compares Ravichandran Ashwin’s bowling style for Team India to Christopher Nolan’s films. He sees the same complexity in both.
Dinesh Karthik stated how Ashwin used physics to enhance his delivery stride and hip action. Karthik spoke with Cricbuzz about the seasoned campaigner’s thought process:
“Ashwin’s bowling and his mastery over his skill is a lot like Christopher Nolan’s movies. Sometimes you’ve to watch it again, maybe twice or thrice to understand what the movie is all about. What he’s trying to achieve, I’ve seen an article where he speaks about parabola, where he speaks about the different angles he uses, not just the usual angles, but we’re talking about delivery stride, arm power loading, how the hip can move faster, and various things like these.”
Dinesh Karthik
The current Dharamsala Test of India versus England marks Ravichandran Ashwin’s 100th Test. Karthik showed his enthusiasm when the skilled spinner became the first player from Tamil Nadu to hit this landmark.
The cricket commentator added:
“I’m very happy for him. I’ve always had a special corner for him because he’s from the state that I played in, and we’ve been playing this sport for about 92 years now, and Tamil Nadu is yet to produce a 100-Test match player. I’m very, very happy and proud to say that Ashwin is the first player from Tamil Nadu to do that. The next best from Tamil Nadu is Murali Vijay at 62, and there’s a big gaping hole after Ashwin in terms of who can reach the 100-Test match mark.”
Dinesh Karthik
Ashwin shined with the ball on the first day of his 100th Test, taking four wickets. Kuldeep Yadav got a fifer as England were bowled out for 218 runs.
“We’ll all realize how good Ravichandran Ashwin has been the moment he retires” – Dinesh Karthik
Dinesh Karthik mentioned how Ravichandran Ashwin isn’t given enough acknowledgement for his teamwork. He thinks fans will truly grasp Ashwin’s worth after he ends his Test cricket career.
He also pointed out how Ashwin’s detractors frequently use his international record to bash him. Karthik, on the other hand, emphasized that the bowler is unrivaled in terms of performance in Indian circumstances.
Karthik added:
“Sometimes, we don’t realize greatness and how good people are when they’re around and they’re playing. We’ll all realize how good Ravichandran Ashwin has been the moment he retires. We speak about, ‘Oh, he’s not done well abroad, oh, he’s not done well here.’, but the fact that in India, the way he’s mastered his art, (is terrific).”
Dinesh Karthik
Ravichandran Ashwin has 511 wickets from 188 Test innings. He has also scored five Test hundreds and 3309 runs at an average of 26.47.