"He won't find a place in the team," Sehwag slams Ashwin

Virender Sehwag is not pleased with Ravi Ashwin's bowling style. He believes that the Indian spinner is too passive in his approach, and does not try to pick up wickets. The former Indian batter stated that other spinners like Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav try to pick wickets, however, Ashwin bowls the carrom ball to avoid being hit by the batters.

Sehwag stated that if Ravi Ashwin played for his team, he would not get a place in the playing eleven. He feels that the Indian spinner needs to be more courageous enough.

"This is the same as when KL Rahul had said that the strike rate doesn't matter. Same thing. He said it for batting, Ashwin has said it for bowling that it doesn't matter if you get the wickets. If his stats aren't good, then he may not even get picked in the auction next year. When you pick a bowler, do you expect him to give away 25-30 runs or do you expect him to give you wickets and become man of the match twice or thrice?" Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.

"All his competitors - Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav or anyone else - are getting the wickets. He thinks if he bowls off spin then anyone will hit him. Which is why he bowls his carrom bowl, which is why he is not getting any wickets. Maybe if he believes in his off spin or doosra, he can bag more wickets. But that's his mindset. But if I were a mentor or a coach of a franchise, I wouldn't think like that. If my bowler is thinking about saving runs and not taking wickets, he won't find a place in the team"