Ashwin is very good at assessing batsmen: Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne

Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne has heaped praise on noted India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. In an interview with Sportstar, Marnus Labuschagne said that he enjoyed his duel with him on the field.

He recalled facing Ashwin, one of the finest spinners of India, during the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar series and said that Ashwin has the ability to assess the batsman. He said that playing Ashwin’s deliveries were like playing a chess game. Marnus Labuschagne is one of the finest and number one batsman at present.

"He is very good at assessing batsmen, and that's why I have enjoyed facing him," Labuschagne said in his interview.

He added, "What I loved most about Ashwin was the fields he had for me and how I was trying to move the field in my endeavour to score runs. Just the way both of us were able to chop and change in the middle of an engrossing passage. It almost felt like a chess game.”

He recalled how Ashwin bowled beautifully in Melbourne and got a few early wickets with the leg slip. "We've got a few subcontinent tours before my next trip to India, and hopefully, I can challenge myself in those conditions. I have a few tricks up my sleeve," Marnus Labuschagne said.