Jan. 19 (CRICKETNMORE) - One of the most renowned coach of cricket, Dav Whatmore yesterday has called Indian off-spinning all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin an asset. He said that, "Ashwin is one of the most valuable players in the world, not just with the ball but he can make a 100 at No. 6. He is a very smart boy. He comes from Tamil Nadu and is an engineer, what an asset to have".
He further added, "Virat Kohli must be really happy to have him. Muttiah Muralitharan was absolutely world class but he didn't bat as well as Ashwin could do."
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Speaking about Australia team in reference to their upcoming tour of India, he said, "Australia have their best T20 team. Certainly, it's a huge test coming to India, particularly in the recent times when you got incredible levels of skill and self belief. "You got a wonderful Test match team. A new captain as well and everybody is supporting each other. Australia have their work cut out,".
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