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.
India registered a convincing innings and 141-run win over the West Indies on Day 3 of the 1st Test at Dominica on Friday, riding on brilliant performances by debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored 171 and old warhorse Ravichandran Ashwin, who claimed a match haul of 12 wickets.
Aswhin did so during the first Test of two-match series against West Indies in Dominica. The veteran spinner recorded one of his finest away performances, taking 5/60 in the first innings and 7/71 in the second innings to finish with a combined figure of 12/131.
Following his side's thumping win over West Indies in the first Test, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who made a memorable debut with a match-winning century, said he enjoyed batting with senior teammates like skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
India's skipper Rohit Sharma didn't hold back while praising the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja after they outclassed West Indies on their home soil to go one-up in the two-match Test series on Friday at Windsor Park.
The spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja provided India with an ideal start, after they decided to declare their innings in the second session of the first Test at Windsor Park on Friday.
On the Day 2 of the first Test match against West Indies, Virat Kohli surpassed former cricket Virender Sehwag's runs in Test cricket. In 110 matches Virat Kohli made 8515 runs and Virender Sehwag made 8503 runs in 103 matches.