Ashwin has been brilliant as India’s No.6: Sanjay Bangar

TIL Desk Sports/ Indian cricket team’s batting coach Sanjay Bangar praised Ravichandran Ashwin for “brilliantly” fitting in the role of a No 6 batsman in the current Test squad stating that the Tamil Nadu all-rounder has now given more option to management in terms of combination.

After a century in the first Test, Ashwin against bailed India out of trouble with an unbeaten 75 after a top-order collapse that saw India reeling at 126 for five on the first day of the third Test. “It is just his 3rd innings at No 6 and he has never batted there before the start of this series, so it is just brilliant to see. He is someone we knew had a great potential with the bat but never did so at No 6.

Plus having the knowledge that he is someone who started off as a top-order batsman at the start of his career and contributed immensely for his state team as well,” Bangar said at the end of first day of the third Test. “So it gives us options and the type of contribution the lower order is making, puts us in a confidence position whenever the team finds itself in a tight corner,” said the batting coach. Bangar also praised Wriddhiman Saha’s fighting 46 not out and termed him a “fabulous team player”.