Mohammed Siraj: Ashwin will run through the West Indies batting

India pacer Mohammed Siraj is confident spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will prove to be more than a handful for the West Indies batters on the final day of the second Test in Port of Spain on Monday and help the visitors make a clean sweep of the two-match series.

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At the end of day’s play after India declared their innings at 181/2, Mohammed Siraj said –

“The way the wicket is behaving, Ashwin, I feel, will run through the West Indies batting… the ball is turning,” Siraj disclosed that it was India’s strategy to bat aggressively in the second innings and set a big target quickly for the home side.

Siraj further said – “Yes, Ishan is an aggressive batter. Rishabh Pant is not there, so as a wicketkeeper, he (Ishan) is able to fill in for Pant’s loss to a certain extent, if not completely.

“He has the ability to hit the ball long and hard. He has the ability to hit all around the ground.

Siraj added –

“We had enough runs on the board (first innings lead), so our plan was to score as many (runs in the second innings) in a short period and then (after declaration), we would be able to get more overs to bowl out the West Indies.”

Siraj grabbed a five-for in the first innings, which helped India dismiss the West Indies for 255 in response to the visitors’ 438.