Ashwin, the top allrounder in the ICC rankings, delivered with both bat and ball virtually every time the team needed him to. Ashwin complied 35 more than the highest anyone from the other camp could manage - Kraigg Brathwaite's 200 in seven innings. While his first ton, in Antigua, helped the team consolidate its commanding position, his second, in St Lucia, took India out of a deep hole. His surprise inclusion for the St Lucia Test bore fruit when he opened up the gate to victory with a sensational spell of swing bowling on the fourth day of the Test. India pounced on the opportunity to clinch the Test and the series.Number of balls faced by Ashwin in the series, more than any other batsman.

Source: Times of India August 23, 2016 03:41 UTC