3) Ravichandran Ashwin – Small forward
Country – India
Height – 6’3
Strengths – Baffling opponents with his ‘spinning bounce passes’, winning man of the match awards at will
The Miami Heat were so impressed with Ashwin when he visited the American Airlines Centre that they are frantically trying to convince the BCCI that Ashwin should represent their franchise. Ashwin, never one short on confidence, said after visit, ”I’ve played a bit of Basketball during my school days so that got me really excited while I tried my hand again after so many years.” What Ashwin also realized that while his speed across the ground in the cricket field does come under question, he floats on top of the surface on the basketball court.
Ashwin will be relied upon to do a lot of the scoring, to which he replied that ‘scoring’ has never been a problem for him.
