It is often seen that a coach who has been a batsman in his time spends more time with a batsman in the team; same is the case when a bowler is the coach of a team. The same thing is going in Indian cricket as well, it looks like Anil Kumble is spending extra time on bowlers and R. Ashwin is a relishing his partnership with the head coach Anil Kumble as Ashwin just said something about Kumble which no one was expecting.

“My partnership with Kumble is a match made in heaven, he comes down and gives me more options that I can actually execute, so that is something I am really enjoying.” These were the words of Indian off-spinner when asked regarding Anil Kumble. Now this can be the biggest compliment ever made by an Indian player for a coach.

There is a strong reason behind Ashwin showering praises on Anil Kumble as right from the day Anil Kumble has taken over the coach of Indian cricket team, Ashwin’s his performance has taken an ascending lift and the standards have touched new highs. In 5 Test matches played under Anil Kumble, Ashwin has taken 27 wickets so far, not to forget 1 match was almost a washout, so the number of Test matches can be reduced to 4. Not just this, R. Ashwin has just entered 200 wickets club and has become fastest Indian bowler to do so; along with that he is the second fastest bowler to enter this club. Ashwin has raised his bar since Kumble has taken over as the head coach of Indian cricket team.

Surely, if continues to perform like this, then we may see Ashwin becoming the next big thing not just for Indian cricket but also world cricket.