Why would you talk about the surface and sell that to us time and time again? That is how we have been taught to play cricket, that`s why I say let them sell thoughts, buying is our choice," he added. Further giving his take on the pitch debate, Ashwin said: "The bowler wins the game, the batsmen need to bat well to score runs. "You watch a match, India wins the game, at most everyone is saying I am happy India won the game. You don`t want people going back home and saying India is not winning the game, the pitch is winning the game.

Source: dna February 27, 2021 13:07 UTC