India off-spinner Ashwin Ravichandran got together with fielding coach R Sridhar to give a behind the scenes look at what the Indian cricket team went through during its historic Test series triumph in Australia.
Ashwin shared videos of his chat with Sridhar on his YouTube channel, in which the duo speak in great detail about the challenges they faced Down Under. In conversation in a hotel room the day they were set to return to India, Ashwin and Sridhar reflected on the team’s rollercoaster journey in defeating Australia 2-1 to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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The duo revealed that after the Indian team was bowled-out for 36 – its lowest-ever Test score – in the Adelaide game, the coaching staff decided to give the players a break from practice and instead got everyone together for a team building exercise in which they all played games.
It was bowling coach Bharat Arun’s idea, as…