New Delhi: The seasoned Indian spin bowling allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin shared his profound insights on Test cricket, reaffirming its status as the sport’s pinnacle. His expertise, showcased in a video released by the BCCI on its official social media handle, instils confidence in India’s upcoming matches.

The video, with a voice-over by Ashwin, gave glimpses of the team India’s practice session in Bengaluru ahead of the first Test against New Zealand. The spinner said that in Test cricket, everyday players need to adapt to conditions and also devise new strategies and approaches.

“See, Test cricket is always about adaptability, right? You can’t start Day 5 like how you started Day 1. Every day, you need to be able to adapt to the conditions. That’s why they say Test cricket is the pinnacle of this particular sport,” Ashwin said in the video.

Following his Stellar performance in a 2-0 clean sweep vs Bangladesh last month, Ashwin, with 527 Test wickets to his name, is set to make a comeback in the series against New Zealand. The anticipation for the series, starting from Wednesday, with the opening match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, is palpable.

New Zealand had last visited India in 2021-22 for a two-match series that the hosts won 1-0. In the second Test against Wankhede, New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel became only the third bowler after Jim Laker and India’s Anil Kumble to take all 10 wickets in an innings.

India currently leads the World Test Championships (WTC) standings, with New Zealand, the 2021 title winners, in sixth position. As Rohit Sharma’s side gears up for the all-important tour of Australia starting in November-January, the significance of consolidating its position in the WTC standings is not lost on anyone.

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–IANS