I am no slouch in white ball cricket: Ashwin on ODI exclusion

On a day when country's seniormost speedster Ishant Sharma spoke about how perceptions affected his chances in ODIs" his Test teammate Ravichandran Ashwin also echoed same sentiments reminding that he is "no slouch with
"I don't think as a cricketer you can look far ahead about what needs to be done and how you can manage it. As a cricketer or as a sportsperson, you just concentrate on what happens today. The franchise has invested money on you. Obviously, it is a massive tournament, everybody plays for pride, everybody wants to perform and excel."
"I don't think going into the tournament people will be thinking about it but as the tournament pans out and the way it goes for each and every franchise and for each and every player, they will take decisions wisely."

"Probably because of the number of injuries and the amount of premium players that are right now available for the country and how important every spot is. It is a dream for every cricketer to represent his country at the World Cup, it is a big stage. Obviously, bowlers have more chances of succumbing to injuries because of the workload they go through."