Ashwin kick-started his analysis by acknowledging the positive intent shown at the top: by opening batter Abhishek Sharma who scored 27 runs off 21 balls in the match at Christchurch. Breaking down individual performances across the playing XI, Ashwin gave a straightforward assessment of each player’s contribution on the day. Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was quite blunt and honest his post-match ratings for the Indian team following their 2nd T20I clash against New Zealand on Saturday.


Ravichandran Ashwin rated Indian team players after the 2nd T20I against England. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi received the lowest marks.
For Abhishek’s opening partner Sanju Samson , Ashwin didn’t mince his words, giving the wicket-keeper batter a 3 out of 10. 3 spot, Ashwin gave a 1 out of 10. India captain Shreyas Iyer , on the other hand, received a 2 out of 10 rating. “Abhishek Sharma, I’ll give him a 9 for that intent. Sanju Samson, I’ll give him a 3. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is a 1. “Shreyas Iyer is a 2. Not sure, but yeah, 2,” Ashwin said. “Tilak Varma is a 10 for me, that was one hell of a performance. Nitish Kumar Reddy , and again, a 10. ” Axar Patel is a 2 on today’s performance. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is a 2 again,” Ashwin said.
19th over, bowled pretty well, so that’s a 10 for me,” he said.
I don’t like giving zeroes,” Ashwin said during a post-match show on the Sony Sports Network. ” Naman Dhir is an 8, bowled over, just a scratchy catch that one, so I’m giving him an 8, didn’t close the game out,” the former India spinner asserted. To Vaibhav Sooryavanshi , who played at the No. Okay. Evaluating the all-round and bowling efforts that followed, he highlighted a solid spell alongside a minor lapse.

