First Off-spinner (in a half sleeve shirt) in years to take 300 test wickets...

[Grumpy]

Nah, he just hasn't done enough to be put with Dravid/Kallis/Sanga.

It isn't his fault, given Pakistan's scheduling and them having to play on dead tracks in UAE, but it is what it is. Hasn't had enough opportunities to bat in pace-friendly conditions to rate him alongside those guys.

Completely disagree. He has scored tons everywhere, averages 50+ in each innings, and for the majority of his career, did it when rebuilding the innings because of the usual Pak top order lollapse.

The guy is a bonafide ATG alongside Dravid, Sanga and Kallis.

 

[weldone]

Zero

Not talking about Lyon's head shape here m8

or the number of test 50s Lyon has

 

[Daemon]

Or the number of wickets Ashwin has in South Africa

 

[Burgey]

LOL at people looking forward to their next series against each other when it’s here. Lyon will bowl the strides off him.

 

[harsh.ag]

If Ashwin is even 75% as good as Lyon in Oz then he's the better bowler.

 

[Burgey]

If Ashwin is even 75% as good as Lyon in Oz then he's the better bowler.

Yeah but he won’t be.

 

[Victor Ian]

**** you guys are touchy. The real question was whether Ashwin was over his injury, which I am genuinely curious about. The other part was just a bonus.

 

[Tec15]

Ah yes, the great Ashwin demonstrates his class by running through a poor Sri Lankan lineup on a day five pitch at home, with dominating figures of 1/126. What? Oh.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Ah yes, the great Ashwin demonstrates his class by running through a poor Sri Lankan lineup on a day five pitch at home, with dominating figures of 1/126. What? Oh.

There was pollution of the air, so this test doesn't count.

 

[vcs]

Yes, this Test was a failure for him.

I don't think Ashwin has bowled consistently well since the England series last year.

 

[Migara]

Not his fault that India refuses to play Pakistan. But it's a great shame we never saw Ashwin and Jadeja against Younis and Misbah.

Both of them against Afridi would have been real fun.

 

[Migara]

Ashwin is a far better batsman and a better fielder.

You must be on the weed. Murali simply was a brilliant fielder of TM DIlshan or Sanath Jayasuriya class. Don't think even the current Indian team has a quick mover as Murali (in his younger days), or may be Sir is as good as him. He formed the core fielding group of SL in late 90s with Mahanama, Jayasuriya, Dharamasena and Upul Chandana.

 

[Shri]

Yeah he scurried around a lot iirc. Funny.