Ashoke Dinda announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Wednesday, having represented India in 13 ODIs and nine T20Is.
Speaking to Sportskeeda’s Indranil Basu in an SK Live session on Facebook, Ashoke Dinda spilled the beans on how he outsmarted Pujara with a plan based on bowling outswingers. The pacer revealed:
Ashoke Dinda further narrated about one of the two dismissals:
The 36-year-old admitted that the ploy worked because his captain backed him, which he believes is very important for the confidence of any bowler. Dinda further explained:
Ashoke Dinda’s Top 5 dismissals
Apart from Pujara, Ashoke Dinda termed the wicket of current Indian captain Virat Kohli as a special one, naming him among the top five batsmen he dismissed during his playing career. The Bengal legend said in this regard:
Ashoke Dinda retired from the game as Bengal’s second-highest wicket-taker in domestic cricket.
In 116 first-class matches, he claimed 420 scalps at an average of 28.28 with 26 five-fors and five 10-wicket match hauls. He also turned out for Goa in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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