How has are Ashwin performed in the IPL since 2015?

Due to the largely home-centric season since 2015 to 2017, Ashwin has consistently performed well, making use of his guile and deception more along with his stock deliveries, rather than experimenting with too many vairations.

How good was Ravichandran Ashwin in 2011?

Despite heavy competition from Royal Challengers Bangalore, the Super Kings managed to re-buy him for the 2011 season and the offie proved his worth. Ashwin scalped 20 wickets (economy: 6.15, average: 19.40) and he went onto win back-to-back titles for CSK (2010 and 2011).

Why is Ravichandran Ashwin so good at picking up wickets?

Ravichandran Ashwin burst onto the scene with his smart and street-smart exploits in the shorter form of the game in the IPL, but since his Test debut against West Indies in 2011, Ashwin has made it a habit to pick up wickets, especially in dry and dusty conditions that support turn.

Does Ashwin have a point to prove as a finger spinner?

However, in conditions less conducive to turn, where the margin for error is less and the effort required to turn the ball is more (especially for a finger-spinner), Ashwin has a point to prove.

What is the story of are Ashwin?

R Ashwin is a tall offspinner who took the soduku ball, a finger-flicked tennis-ball legbreak, from the streets of Chennai and used it effectively in international cricket on a bigger, harder cricket ball. His inspiration was Ajantha Mendis’ carrom ball.

Is Ashwin a limited-overs spinner?

That carrom ball, an arm ball just as good, his control over his offbreaks, and a sharp brain made Ashwin a quintessential limited-overs spinner, but in Test cricket he followed a brief period of struggle, against England in 2012-13, with a return to classical offspin basics and began using the variations sparingly.

Does Ravi Ashwin have anything to prove in India?

However, his performance abroad leaves a lot to be desired, and since India hasn’t played a proper away tour since December 2014 against Australia, Ashwin hasn’t had the opportunity to prove himself in alien conditions again. He has nothing to prove in the subcontinent as he continues to torment the best in the world in his backyard.