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  Expected good returns from test series: Ravichandran Ashwin

Expected good returns from test series: Ravichandran Ashwin

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Published : Aug 24, 2016, 7:04 am IST
Updated : Aug 24, 2016, 7:04 am IST

Ravichandran Ashwin rounded off the four-Test series with two centuries and 17 wickets and the spinner said he had expected handsome return from the tour of the West Indies, which India wrapped up wit

Ravichandran Ashwin rounded off the four-Test series with two centuries and 17 wickets and the spinner said he had expected handsome return from the tour of the West Indies, which India wrapped up with a 2-0 win after the fourth Test was abandoned.

The match ended in a frustrating draw on Tuesday with a wet outfield allowing no play on four consecutive days at the Queen’s Park Oval.

“Personally I would say that I expected this kind of series,” said Ashwin.

“Not necessarily one where I expected two hundreds but I knew batting contributions would be very important. I had no idea that I would be batting at number six before I got here. But I put in the hard work without any expectations back home for a month and half. And it really paid off.

“Expectations are something that help you reach greater heights. Going forward I think being India cricketers, expectations are something that you always have and I hope I can live up to the expectations and keep winning games for the country,” he added.

Ashwin led the charts with his 235 runs, including two centuries, and 17 wickets, comprising two five-wicket hauls, that earned him a man of the match award. It was the sixth time he has earned this in a Test series, the most by an Indian cricketer, moving ahead of Virender Sehwag.

“I need to give the West Indies a bit of credit. They get the top order quickly and allow me time and opportunity.

“Most of the other teams give hundreds to the top order. It’s a psychological thing I reckon,” he said, with a smile.

Probe after fourth Test abandoned Meanwhile, the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board launched an investigation into the rain-hit match.

The farcical abandonment came despite long periods of sunshine and desperate efforts of groundstaff to make the surface playable with shovels, pitchforks and leaf blowers.