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R Ashwin on India vs Pakistan

R Ashwin on India vs Pakistan

With India and Pakistan set to face each other in the Champions Trophy at Dubai on February 23, it will be the sixth time that the two archrivals would play against each other in a Champions Trophy game. While Pakistan had won the 2017 Champions Trophy with a ten-wicket win over India, the Rohit Sharma led Indian team will be eying to score their third win over Pakistan in Champions Trophy. In ICC Tournaments including World Cup, T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy, India has won 16 matches out of 21 matches with just four losses and former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared that the current Indian team does not play under any pressure while facing Pakistan. Champions Trophy 2025, PAK vs NZ LIVE Cricket Score: Watch Here “At present, whenever India and Pakistan play against each other, the Indian team is not under that much pressure as compared to what Pakistan team experiences. The Indian team is much more relaxed when there is a match against Pakistan at present. The Pakistan team is …

Champions Trophy | ‘What I don’t understand is the number of spinners…’: R Ashwin raises questions over India’s tactics | Cricket News

Champions Trophy | ‘What I don’t understand is the number of spinners…’: R Ashwin raises questions over India’s tactics | Cricket News

With the Indian team management naming five spinners in the form of Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and Varun Chakravarthy in the final updated squad for Champion Trophy, former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has raised questions for Indian taking so many spinners to Dubai. While India had named Yashasvi Jaiswal in the provisional squad, the Mumbai batsman was excluded from the final squad with Chakravarthy making his way into the final squad. “What I don’t understand is the number of spinners we are taking to Dubai. Five spinners and we have made Yashasvi Jaiswal sit out. Yeah I understand that we take three or four spinners for a tour. But five spinners in Dubai? I don’t know. I think we are one spinner too many if not two. The two left-arm spinners are your best all-rounders alongside Hardik Pandya. So both Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja are going to play. Hardik will also play and Kuldeep will play. If you want Varun Chakravarthy in the team, then you will have to make …