Ashwin bagged 52 wickets from 8 Tests and scored a century too.
Seasoned India off – spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was on Tuesday shortlisted as one of the four nominees for the ICC Test Cricketer of the year award. The 35 – year – old from Chennai snapped 52 wickets from eight Tests at an average of 16.23 and also contributed 337 runs with the bat at 28.08 with one century in the last year Besides Ashwin, England skipper Joe Root, New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson and Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne were the others to be nominated for the prestigious award , which recognises the out standing achievements and feats in cricket over the past year. The winner of the award will be announced on January 24 “One of India’s greatest match – winners in the longest format , R Ashwin again asserted his authority as one of the world’s finest spinners in 2021. Apart from his wizardry with the ball, Ashwin also made invalu able contributions with the bat . the ICC said in a release.