R Ashwin said – We talk about Rohit and Virat, but this player is also a legend

The way Shubman Gill and Ishaan Kishan have played in limited-overs cricket in recent times, the doors are closed for Shikhar Dhawan in white-ball cricket for the time being. The veteran opener is not being selected in the team at the moment. In such a situation, it is difficult for this cricketer to make a comeback in ODI cricket. He has been ignored in three consecutive ODI series but off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes otherwise.

R Ashwin has heaped praise on Shikhar Ghawan, saying the 37-year-old has been a silent contributor to the team in limited-overs cricket. He called the left-handed batsman a legend of Indian cricket and also raised an interesting question whether the team management should back Ishan Kishan or bring Dhawan back into the side keeping in mind the future.

“We have had problems in the past when the top 3 failed. Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. We talk a lot about Rohit and Kohli, but Dhawan is also a legend,” R Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. He was quietly doing his job. Will it be a problem to fill his place? Should we go back to Shikhar Dhawan or should we prepare Ishan Kishan, who has just scored a double hundred?”

He raised the question that instead of backing a player on the basis of a big score, we should look at what the team needs. Which player will perform well under pressure? Which character will serve us longer? However, Ashwin was happy with Shubman Gill’s performance. Gill scored 360 runs against New Zealand in the 3-match ODI series. This included a double century and a century.

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Ashwin said, “Team India has seen the game of Shubman Gill in the past. He has scored a lot of runs and has been the most consistent batsman for the team over time. He also plays the slog sweep and the traditional sweep, cuts and pulls the fast bowlers. Can do it. Smart batting, quality batting and pace towards the end. He accelerated beautifully in the last four overs and brought up his 200 in the Hyderabad ODI.”