Wasn't possible to reach the other end says Ravichandran Ashwin – Cricket News Update
Indian series hero, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228 claimed that there was no possibility of a second run of the last ball of the final Test match against West Indies.
The Player of the Match while talking to Times of India cleared the surprise which was on everyone’s mind – could he have done more to take the second run of the final ball of the game.
With two needed, Ashwin hit pacer Fidel Edwards' last ball to the mid-on region and immediately ran off for a single, however, his scampering of a crucial second which would have allowed the Men In Blue to claim a historic whitewash was slow, as he was consequently
run out.
His turning for a second was rather lethargic, but the spinner was adamant that there was no possibility of reaching the other end in time.
“As I finished the first run, I saw the ball crossing over my head. I knew that there was no way I could reach the other end on time. So I put the bat in, completed the first run properly, and made an effort for the second. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible
to reach the other end,” said Ashwin while talking to Times of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 reporter.
However, one can take nothing away from the player, who utterly had an unforgettable Test match, which included a defiant maiden hundred that helped the hosts to come close to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 mammoth first innings total of 590.
He then grabbed four scalps in the second innings, to ensure a tense final session of an absorbing days play. He again was in the thick of the action, and despite could not take his side to the victory margin, the spinner asserted that his first priority
was to ensure that his team did not lose the match.
“The final over, with three to get, was really a tensed affair and my first job was to ensure that we didn't lose the match,” said Ashwin.
“… It would have been fantastic if we had ended on a winning note, but then, I will take that. The final day's action was really out of the top draw,” added the spinner.
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