I needed to widen my horizons square of the wicket: R.Ashwin

Dindigul Dragons will take on Lyca Kovai Kings in the final of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on 4th August. Dindigul Dragons captain Ravichandran Ashwin has shown signs of improved batting throughout the tournament. “Everything is a work in progress, right? It's all about repetitions, and understanding angles and triggers. Obviously, in the last IPL, I felt like I needed to widen my game and horizons square of the wicket because I know I can hit the ball down the ground, and I can use my feet. Do I want to explore other options is something I had to ask myself. So, if I can ask that question and find an answer, it gives me a new avenue to explore and keep myself interested in the game,” Ashwin said in a press conference ahead of the game. 

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Lyca Kovai Kings captain Shahrukh Khan stated that he has improved his game against spin bowling. He credited the Gujarat Titans with which he is associated with in IPL for this improvement. “When I was with the Gujarat Titans, we had a camp for about a couple of months there. So, I started working a lot on my spin game because they wanted me to bat up the order. And, when you bat up the order, obviously for a batter like me having my concerns against spin, especially, opponent teams would bring in spin when I come out to bat. So, their role was to help me improve my spin game, and it helped. The front press I'm doing is quite obvious now, and it has helped me to score off the front foot and the back foot as well,” Shahrukh remarked.