I enjoy my five-wicket hauls more than my hundreds: Ashwin

TIL Desk Sports/ Ravichandran Aswin rounded off the four-Test series against West Indies with two centuries and 17 wickets and the India spinner said he had expected a handsome return from the tour, which India wrapped up with a 2-0 win after the fourth match was abandoned. The fourth Test ended in a frustrating draw on Monday with rain and wet outfield allowing no play on four consecutive days at the Queen’s Park Oval.

“Personally, I would say that I expected this kind of series,” said Ashwin. “Not necessarily one where I expected two hundreds but I knew batting contributions would be very important. I had no idea that I would be batting at number six before I got here. But I put in the hard work without any expectations back home for a month and half. And it really paid off.

“Expectations are something that help you reach greater heights. Going forward, I think being Indian cricketers, expectations are something that you always expect and I hope I can live up to the expectations and keep winning games for the country,” he added. Ashwin led the charts with his 235 runs, including two centuries, and 17 wickets, comprising two five-wicket hauls, that earned him the man-of-the-match award. It was the sixth time he has earned this in a Test series, the most by an Indian cricketer, moving ahead of Virender Sehwag.