The biggest talking point after India’s crushing victory against Australia at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday was bound to be Shreyas Iyer’s hundred. The Mumbai batter, who has had to battle a painful back injury for months, deserved the Player-of-the-Match award and all the attention on him.
But, the second ODI was also about another gritty Indian cricketer, whose last ODI before this series was in January, 2022. In his comeback game at Mohali, R. Ashwin accounted for Marnus Labuschagne.
“I won’t say that it’s a trial for him or anything like that. We know his quality. But it’s an opportunity for him to play games in the format. We just want to give him that opportunity to play two or three games, if required, before the World Cup”Rahul Dravid (before the Mohali ODI)
