Ravichandran Ashwin ahead of the last day of the fourth Test said that he is confident that the Indian team will dismiss the remaining English batsmen and will go on to level the series, says a report in Outlook.
"Strange things have happened. We are not trying to be too optimistic, but we have done it before in India and we can take six or seven wickets in a session. It's just about trying to get a couple of wickets tomorrow morning," Ashwin said.
Ashwin said that the Indian bowlers bowled well in the fourth day, “We have bowled well today. We are pushing for a win… nothing got out of hand and we just have to stick to it, try to see if we can squeeze in a couple of wickets early morning,” he said.
Meanwhile, a report in The Times of India quoted Ashwin saying, “At eight down you don't have the best of abilities at 9, 10 and 11. So you can't really expect someone to smack Anderson over the top for a six or anything with such a sponge ball. All through this game the average has been 70-80 runs per session, so we were basically looking to take the singles. We got many three or four run overs. We were looking to eat into the lead and they bowled just 12 overs in that particular hour.”
On whether the pitch was suitable for Test cricket, he said, “I don't know (smiles). It is just another form of Test cricket. Test cricket has always got many draws and many victories over a period of time. I think it is one such game where all players have to get accustomed to such kind of wickets and try and squeeze in what best you can."