We are pushing for a win, says Ashwin – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 by winning the last Test being played at Nagpur and believes that the Men in Blue can pick up wickets in a bunch.
Having won the toss, the Poms elected to bat first on a slow pitch, posting a competitive total of 330 runs on the board, thanks to brilliant half-centuries by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GP-Swann-c1501.
In reply, India were in trouble at one stage with four wickets down for just 71 runs; however, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 consolidated the innings for the hosts, putting on 198 runs for the fifth-wicket partnership.
Looking to push for a victory, in their bid to level the series, the home team declared their innings at 326 runs for the loss of nine wickets on day four.
England however, replied strongly and had scored 161 runs for the loss of three wickets at stumps, leaving India with a mountain to climb on the last day of the series.
Ashwin however, expressed after the fourth day’s play that his team has the potential to surprise the English batsmen on day five, with four specialist spinners in their ranks. The off-spinner thinks that the Men in Blue will have to pick up some early wickets on the last day of the series to avoid the embarrassment of losing a series in home conditions.
“Strange things have happened. We are not trying to be too optimistic, but we have done it before in India and we can take six or seven wickets in a session. It's just about trying to get a couple of wickets tomorrow morning,” the off-spinner expressed.
The talented cricketer is happy with the way India bowled on day four, not allowing the tourists to run away with the show.
“We have bowled well today. We are pushing for a win nothing got out of hand and we just have to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 to it, try to see if we can squeeze in a couple of wickets early morning,” he added.
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