Worked earnestly to get five-for outside sub-continent: Ashwin

TIL Desk Sports/India’s off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, whose bowling masterclass of seven for 83 enabled the visitors to record an emphatic win against the West Indies, is happy that he has been finally able to break the deadlock of getting a coveted ‘five-for’ outside the sub-continent.

“It has taken me five years to repeat (record) this feat (five wickets in an innings) outside the sub-continent, that is something I always wanted to break. Getting a five-wicket haul away from sub-continent is something I have worked earnestly towards and I am really pleased for myself,” Ashwin told.

Having emulated Ian Botham, who scored a hundred and recorded a seven-wicket haul in a Test match, the Tamil Nadu off-break bowler said that he would cherish the game for years to come. “It was a very memorable game for me. I shared a great partnership with Virat. Wonderful to get a hundred and also getting a five-wicket haul. It’s one of those games, which I will be cherishing for a very very long time,” said the man, who now has 183 wickets and 1317 runs from 33 games.