Ashwin Advises West Indies To Use Roston Chase Early Against Abhishek Sharma Before India–West Indies Super 8 Match

Overview

• Ravichandran Ashwin says Abhishek Sharma lacks leg-side scoring options against off-spin and is often cramped on the pads, citing a strike rate around 85.
• He recommends that West Indies deploy off-spinner Roston Chase in the powerplay to attack the pads, framing the idea as pre-match analysis rather than a confirmed plan.
• Ashwin contrasts the two left-handers by urging outside-off lines to Ishan Kishan but balls aimed down leg to Abhishek Sharma.
• He adds that Abhishek will punish off-spinners who stray outside off stump, arguing that one plan will not work for both batters.
• The comments land before today’s Super 8 at Eden Gardens, where the winner advances to the semi-final, with Abhishek coming off three early ducks followed by a fifty against Zimbabwe.