Coming out in glowing praise of a member of his tribe and a modern-day exponent of spin, former England left-armer Monty Panesar labelled Ravichandran Ashwin the "engineer of spin bowling".
Star India batter Cheteshwar Pujara spoke about off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's fitness ahead of spinner's 100th Test as the Rohit Sharma-led side lock horns with England in the fifth and final match of the five-match series which will kickstart on Thursday at Dharamsala.
England's stalwart batter Joe Root hailed "superstar" Jonny Bairstow and stated that it will be an emotional week for the batter as he gears up to feature in his 100th Test game.
England's experienced batter pinpointed the difference between off-spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Australia's Nathan Lyon ahead of the Indian spinner's 100th Test game.
India took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series after a victory in Ranchi and will lock horns with England in the fifth and last match, starting on Thursday in Dharamshala.
Former India spinner Anil Kumble has said that wicketkeeper batter Dhruv Jurel has the potential to reach the level of success that former India skipper MS Dhoni attained in his career
India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, whose participation was subject to fitness, has been ruled out of the fifth and final Test against England in Dharamshala, while star speedster Jasprit Bumrah will link-up with the squad
Ahead of the fifth and final Test at Dharamsala, England's head coach, Brendon McCullum, opined that it would be "slightly mad" if the spin duo of Tom Hartley and Shoaib Bashir didn't get the opportunities to play in the County Championship.
Former England cricketer Michael Atherton feels it is hard to be too "critical" of the Three Lions' performance against India following their Test series defeat in Ranchi
England skipper Ben Stokes was proud of the way his spinners fought in the fourth Test, which the team lost, and admitted that he couldn't have "asked anything more".
Stalwart batter Virat Kohli hailed India's resilience, grit and determination following the series win over England on Monday at the JSCA International Stadium Complex.