3 players who can replace Ravichandran Ashwin in India squad

"Truly a very emotional moment. I don't think I am in a position where I would be answering the questions in the right way," shared a misty-eyed Ravichandran Ashwin in the post-match press conference after the third Test against Australia in the ongoing edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. A pure maestro of the game calling it quits in as abrupt a manner as Ashwin sure did evoke a whole lot of emotions from the Indian cricket fraternity. Other than his extensive expertise, the national side will also miss the team player in Ashwin.

However, unlike Ashwin, the Board of Control for Cricket in India in addition to the management of the Indian cricket team will have to answer the pressing issue pertaining to Ashwin's replacement promptly. It clearly won't be an easy task replacing an all-time Test great, who finished his career as the second-leading wicket-taker in Tests for India. Other than his magnificent bowling, he has also been a more-than-handy resource with the bat. In the same vein, his all-round contributions in the 181 limited overs games cannot be overlooked.

Here are 3 potential replacements of Ashwin:

3. Manav Suthar (Left-arm Orthodox and Left-hand Bat)

Manav Suthar may not have had enough games under his belt in the domestic circuit thus far. However, the 21 first-class he has played as of December 2024 have quite noticeably illustrated the impact he offers with the ball. The control which Suthar offered while playing last season's Ranji Trophy was next to none.

He has had a decent track record in the white-ball domestic games as well. Furthermore, Suthar is quite a handy lower middle-order batter. As gritty as Ashwin was in the red-ball format, the Rajasthan cricketer has shown promising signs of his dogges technique in the First Class games played so far. The 22-year-old can quite definitely be considered as one of Ashwin's successors, provided he is eased into the setup.