ICC Twenty20 World Cup | Don't think players innately need to believe in match-ups, says Ravichandran Ashwin

India's head coach Rahul Dravid is a firm believer in match-ups and Men In Blue of late has been more of a data driven unit

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is thorough with his processes and doesn't want to depend too much on match-ups, which has become a vogue in T20 cricket.

India's head coach Rahul Dravid is a firm believer in match-ups and Men In Blue of late has been more of a data driven unit under the former India captain.

"I don't think players innately have to necessarily believe in matchups, but I think it's an area that teams and tactical edges are happening around," Ashwin said during the pre-match press conference.

Match-Ups are a concept where based on data a team decides as to which bowler has a distinct edge over a particular batter or which batter at a particular time of the game is more useful.

"I think it's safe to say that one end of the spectrum is to plan for all those things (match-ups), but as a bowler you need to constantly bowl to a lot of batters,” he said.

Ashwin doesn't believe that one particular bowler should bowl to one particular batter.

"I think it is a feature that's existing, and it is definitely being developed. As a playing unit, to only believe in that and say this guy will bowl to this person, you can't work like that. But I think it's giving a tactical edge to teams," he agreed.