{"id":4005,"date":"2025-10-16T02:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/?p=4005"},"modified":"2025-10-16T02:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:39:39","slug":"ravi-ashwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e2bet777.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/ravi-ashwin\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravi Ashwin Advocates for Axar Patel\u2019s Inclusion Over Nitish Kumar Reddy in India\u2019s Test Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ravi Ashwin has raised questions over Nitish Reddy\u2019s inclusion in India\u2019s playing XI against the West Indies.<\/a> The former India spinner criticized the decision to field Reddy in the second Test of the series, despite India clinching a comfortable 2-0 series victory. Reddy\u2019s contribution on the field, however, was minimal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He bowled just four overs in the first Test and wasn\u2019t given a single over in the second, even as the West Indies amassed 390 runs in their second innings. Captain Shubman Gill chose not to utilize him at any stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashwin suggested that the team would have been better served by a specialist batter or a proven all-rounder such as Axar Patel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ravi Ashwin \u201cIf this is Nitish Reddy\u2019s role, then you might as well play a specialist batter or a bowler. You could play Axar Patel\u2014what less has he done? He\u2019s been a match-winner,\u201d Ravi Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAxar has outperformed Nitish in this role\u201d \u2013 Ravi Ashwin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Axar Patel has featured in 14 Tests, amassing 646 runs and claiming 55 wickets. His highest score is 84, with four fifties to his name<\/a>, while his best bowling figures are 6\/38, including a ten-wicket haul in a match. Ravichandran Ravi Ashwin emphasized that Axar has excelled far more than Nitish in the all-rounder role and is a stronger batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen does Nitish Reddy<\/a> come into the picture? I\u2019m not saying you need an extra bowler; if not, then play a specialist batter. Axar has performed much better than Nitish in this role. He has the best defence against spin. So if you\u2019re not using him, especially when you have Siraj, Bumrah, and a second seamer, Nitish can come in for batting depth. Otherwise, I don\u2019t see the point. Nitish is a capable batter, but his role could use more clarity,\u201d Ravi Ashwin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast, Nitish has played nine Tests, scoring 386 runs at an average of 29.69 with one century, and has taken eight wickets at 39.62.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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