Dinesh Karthik named his Tamil Nadu Teammate to lead second-string Team India at the Asian Games
Dinesh Karthik, who last played for the India Cricket Team at the T20 World Cup, has backed spinner R. Ashwin to lead the India B team at the Asian Games, scheduled to be played from September 23 to October 8. The 38-year-old believes that the off-spinner deserves to lead India at least once in his career. It is to be noted that the Board of Control for Cricket in India will likely send second-string sides because the Asian Games will coincide with the 2023 ODI World Cup. Ashwin is currently part of the Team India test squad only. The 36-year-old played his last ODI against South Africa at Paarl in January 2022.
Dinesh Karthik said that "Ravichandran Ashwin is arguably one of the greatest cricketers to have ever played the game. I think he deserves to captain India once, and I genuinely believe that he has earned the right to be a captain of Team India."
It is to be noted that Ravichandran Ashwin has led the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, and under his captaincy, Punjab won 12 out of 28 games for a win percentage of 42.85.