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Originally Posted by GingerFurball
Trying to slog when there's 9 balls left in the day isn't showing "good intent", it's showcasing mental retardation.
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Meh, it's not like batting is going to get magically easier tomorrow or that they are playing for a draw here.
Both Gambhir and him starting showing more positive intent at the end of the day's play and got quick 25 runs or so in a match where every run is crucial. They might have gotten more if Ashwin had managed to hit a few more shots like the six he did.
Also, Ashwin is primarily a bowler and was the second batsman only to get into double digits this innings. When better batsmen were getting out edging trying to defend, don't see a major problem in what he did tbh.
The shot selection and choice of bowler to attack was obv wrong though.