From his international debut in 1979 to his retirement in 1987, the unheralded bowling all-rounder served Indian cricket with aplomb, adding a lot of value to the team with skill-sets with the bat and ball.
Bangladesh registered their maiden ODI victory over India with an exceptional bowling spell from Marufa Akter (4/29) and Rabeya Khan (3/30), they restricted India to 113.
The bowling coach said in the post-match press conference that Bangladesh showed a great spirit in the game and they are doing well in batting, bowling and fielding.
Marufa Akter and Rabeya Khan were the stars for Bangladesh in the first ODI, taking four and three wickets hauls respectively in a stunning spell of bowling.
Indian women are heading into the series after a 2-1 series win in T20Is over the hosts. While the bowling was great, India's batting collapses emerged as one of the biggest concerns for the Women in Blue in the series. Bangladesh, on the other hand, denied India a clean sweep with a win in
Son of South African cricketer Andrew Pollock and nephew of legendary batter Graeme Pollock, cricket was in the DNA of his family. So it was not surprising that since his international debut in 1995, he went on to become one of the most genuine bowling all-rounders in the history of the game
Ashwin utilised every bit of the extra bounce and spin that was on offer, making it difficult for the entire middle-order batters to read his variations, as well as line and length, and really a hard task to stay on the crease.