Ravichandran Ashwin has got a strong backing from his skipper, but is yet to feature in a game
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Ravichandran Ashwin has got a strong backing from his skipper, but is yet to feature in a game. "Ashwin is a very different individual, an extremely matured one. He doesn't require the sort of confidence boost that someone like Piyush Chawla does," Mahendra Singh Dhoni said.
MiD DAY ran into the Tamil Nadu off-spinner at the team hotel here on Thursday. "It feels fantastic (that my captain has this sort of faith in me). If anything, it should give me more confidence. I don't want to have any expectations, just want to enjoy being a part of this team," he said.
A career economy rate of 6.24 in 34 Twenty20 matches encapsulates the character of Ashwin, a bowler who revels under pressure and not shy of giving it a rip during powerplays.u00a0 He was instrumental in Chennai Super Kings winning both the IPL and Champions League titles last year.
"I really enjoy the pressure of bowling in powerplay. The batsmen are always looking to go after you, and that also helps," Ashwin said.
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