{"id":407007,"date":"2024-01-05T12:41:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T12:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/05\/ravichandran-ashwin-in-race-for-icc-test-cricketer-of-the-year-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T12:41:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T12:41:10","slug":"ravichandran-ashwin-in-race-for-icc-test-cricketer-of-the-year-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/05\/ravichandran-ashwin-in-race-for-icc-test-cricketer-of-the-year-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravichandran Ashwin in race for ICC Test Cricketer of the Year | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-106578366,imgsize-35446.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: India&#8217;s star spinner <!-- -->Ravichandran Ashwin<!-- --> is set to contend for the <!-- -->ICC<!-- --> Men&#8217;s Test Cricketer of the Year for the third occasion, having secured the honour in 2016 and receiving a nomination in 2021.<br \/>Ashwin will be up against competition from Aussies <!-- -->Travis Head<!-- -->, <!-- -->Usman Khawaja<!-- --> and England&#8217;s senior batsman <!-- -->Joe Root<!-- -->, as announced by the ICC on Friday.<br \/>Ashwin ended the year as the top Test bowler in the ICC Rankings, taking 41 wickets at a striking average of 17.02 and recording the most five-wicket hauls by anyone in Tests &#8212; four.<br \/>Root was at the forefront of England&#8217;s success in Test cricket last year. 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