R Ashwin started doubting future in 2020: 'Did not know if I would play Tests again when we were in lockdown'

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a few surprising revelations during his chat with teammate Suryakumar Yadav after the drawn Test between India and New Zealand in Kanpur on Monday.

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Ashwin, who became India's third-highest wicket-taker in Tests on Monday, wasn't even sure whether he would play red-ball cricket again or not after he wasn't picked in the team for the Christchurch Test against New Zealand in February last year.