Ravichandran Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow: 2 different roads to 100 Tests

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getcricketnews|04-03-2024

The ongoing India-England Test series has been one of the most watched bilateral rubbers in India, in many a year, on account of numerous factors such as even-paced pitches and individual brilliance from players in both teams. The hosts have clinched the Test series 3-1 and head into the fifth and final Test at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, looking to win a fourth straight Test and strengthen their position further on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. The match will be special for two players-one from each side-who have made it to 100 Tests, battling their way through several crests and troughs. Ravichandran Ashwin made his Test debut in 2011 and has endured an almost 13-year long journey to a century of Tests by navigating his way through many highs and lows, without ever losing the belief in his ability to be an all-time great in Indian cricket. Unlike many other sports, cricket requires captains to bring the best out of players to understand their strengths and work in coordination with them. In that regard, a major turning point in Ashwin's Test career came in 2015, when Virat Kohli took over from MS Dhoni as the Test skipper.
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