Xtra Time Web Desk: Ace India off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a tremendous comeback for India in T20 format as he picked 2/14 in his four overs in a winning cause against Afghanistan on Wednesday. Ashwin was making a comeback after 1528 days (i.e, 4 years 3 months and 25 days). The comeback was not just for Ashwin but was also for India as they bounced back from two defeats to Pakistan and New Zealand. India needs to win their remaining two group matches against Scotland and Namibia but also have to wait for the outcome of Sunday’s clash between Afghanistan and New Zealand to qualify for last four.
“There is hardly any discussion about chances. We have discussed about how to go about the next match. We can only hope Afghanistan beat New Zealand and provide physio support to Mujeeb. We want to finish the tournament deep,” Ravichandran Ashwin said in the pre match virtual conference on Thursday.
Talking about his comeback for India in T20 format after a gap of more than 4 years, Ashwin said, “The news I got selected for the World Cup was very heartening news. I had fun after hearing the news in terms of enjoying myself and gratification from what I wanted to achieve in life. That was one side of it, I had a special dream of being there in the World Cup and doing special things for the team.”