Rajasthan Royals’ spin bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has been shouldering the responsibility of a top-order batsman since the last few games quite well. He scored an unbeaten 40 off 23 balls in RR’s five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday night.

But, for an off-spinner, who bats lower, this transformation hasn’t been difficult.