Ravichandran Ashwin has said that thanks to Test skipper Virat Kohli, the level of Indian cricket has gone up. ‘There is synergy and the similarity among us is the mutual admiration for each other. To me, he is someone who has taken Indian cricket and Indian sports to another level.

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He is someone you can take a leaf out of,’ said the spinner. ‘When Virat Kohli first came in, we almost started playing for India at the same time. The way he was perceived and the way people saw Virat was completely different. It was the transformation from one particular generation to another,’ he further added

Ashwin who recently lost his world number one ranking to English swing bowler James Anderson, has been working with Indian great and leg spinnerAAnil Kumble. The legendary leg spinnerAhas been a calming influence on the Tamilian and has helped him achieve and mantainAthe right balaance for a spinner. ‘It has been wonderful so far. We have been able to connect really well. He has been able to empathize with me being a spinner as to what he went through when he was a cricketer,’ said theA29 year old. ‘He has told me all the right things to keep my anxiety levels down as my expectations of my performances are really high. He has helped me in keeping the right balance and at the same time, pushed me at the right time.’

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