In a country where cricket is considered not just as a sport but an emotion to which many people connect, there are many great batsmen right from Sunil Gavaskar to Virat Kohli, who are celebrated every now and then. But in a country of batsmen, there stood a bowler named Ravichandran Ashwin.

Ravichandran Ashwin who is known for being vocal about his thoughts has yet not received the right amount of appreciation. A few are aware of the fact that he started his cricket career as an opening batsman who represented Tamil Nadu in the domestic leagues. However, due to a lack of success, the veteran was pushed down the order.