I’m in best frame of mind: Ashwin
28 Jan 2014 5:38 AM IST
Ashwin’s maiden ODI half-century, which came while batting at number seven along with Ravindra Jadeja, helped India snatch a tie at Eden Park in the third ODI to stay alive in the five-match series.
‘It was a good opportunity presented to me in terms of batting higher up the order. You do not often get so many overs to bat in the current Indian line-up. They always do the job of getting the runs. I got enough overs that day and I thought to just bat the way I bat in a Test match and look for runs all the time. It helped me out in the end,’ said Ashwin.
‘This is probably the best frame of mind I have been in,’ he added, negating a lack of wickets in recent times.’I have locked away a few things. I am not reading articles or listening to what people are saying about me. It doesn’t make sense. I had a tour of South Africa which was quite a learning curve for me. I have decided if I am giving my best that is all I can do. I just locked myself out.
‘I spoke to (MS) Dhoni about a couple of things, to the coach and had chats with a few people I trust. I thought things were going alright. It can happen, you cannot keep taking wickets or making runs all the time.
‘It was a good opportunity presented to me in terms of batting higher up the order. You do not often get so many overs to bat in the current Indian line-up. They always do the job of getting the runs. I got enough overs that day and I thought to just bat the way I bat in a Test match and look for runs all the time. It helped me out in the end,’ said Ashwin.
‘This is probably the best frame of mind I have been in,’ he added, negating a lack of wickets in recent times.’I have locked away a few things. I am not reading articles or listening to what people are saying about me. It doesn’t make sense. I had a tour of South Africa which was quite a learning curve for me. I have decided if I am giving my best that is all I can do. I just locked myself out.
‘I spoke to (MS) Dhoni about a couple of things, to the coach and had chats with a few people I trust. I thought things were going alright. It can happen, you cannot keep taking wickets or making runs all the time.
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