Rohit Sharma had won the toss in overcast conditions and opted to bowl, opting for four pacers over R Ashwin. Steve Waugh educates Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid about Oval pitch and R Ashwin decisionWaugh reckons R Ashwin, who has 5 Test centuries to his name, would have made a strong case with his batting as well. Add to it his 474 Test wickets, his being the number 1 ranked Test bowler and the second-ranked Test all-rounder. You can get lulled into the overcast sky and green pitch and think it is going to do everything. R Ashwin is India’s leading wicket-taker in the WTC 2021/23 cycle.

Source: Indian Express June 11, 2023 17:30 UTC