He highlighted how Ashwin, despite being one of the top bowlers in the world, faced constant criticism and was often left out of the playing XI, with excuses like "team balance" being used to justify his exclusion.
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The former Indian captain further mentioned, “At home, there was no way he could be left out because the management knew that without him, they could not win the game. If the excuse was that the pitch and conditions wouldn’t suit the ICC number one ranked bowler, how come the same excuse was not used for the batters, even if they were not top-ranked by the ICC, but who struggled in similar pitches and conditions in the SENA countries?”
Sunil Gavaskar slams India's decision to deny Ravichandran Ashwin the captaincy honor
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Ashwin would have made a fine captain for India: Gavaskar
Gavaskar signed off by saying, “Ashwin would have made a fine captain for India, but he was denied even the honor of being the vice-captain. There was an opportunity to give him the belated honor even if it was for a token Test match and a limited-overs bilateral series, but that also was denied to him. That’s why it was so good to see Rohit Sharma ask him to lead the team out on his 100th Test match.”
Notably, Ashwin, who has over 750 wickets and 4000 runs in international cricket to his name, enjoyed the captaincy stints in domestic cricket, including in the IPL, where he led Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. He will be next seen in action in the IPL 2025 for CSK.
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