Bangladesh vs India 2022
‘He told me when he saw me for the first time…’- Litton Das shares his conversation with Ravichandran Ashwin during 2nd Test
Litton Das of Bangladesh has shared details of his conversation with veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin of India. In response to Ashwin’s predictions that Das will catch up to the fab four batters, the 28-year-old said that conditions in Bangladesh are far different from those in India.
Das regretted not participating in a bilateral series in Australia even once and noted that one of the main reasons he hasn’t developed into a really prolific run-getter is that they don’t face top teams often.
“I had a conversation with Ash bhai in the swimming pool during the second Test in Mirpur. He told me that when he saw me for the first time in 2015, he thought that I could reach the levels of all those players you mentioned. But I told him that things were different back then. I was young and the more you play cricket at the highest level, the more you grow,” Das while speaking to Sportstar about the conversation.
That’s why I have changed my training style a bit: Litton Das
“That’s what I told Ash bhai. The Indian team plays regular cricket against Australia, England, New Zealand, so the players benefit. Even during the Indian T20 League, the Indian players get an opportunity to play with these cricketers and when you play with top-level cricketers regularly, then you get to learn a lot,” he added.
Das, who recently led his team to victory in an ODI series against India, also asserted that he has changed his fitness regime in order to succeed in environments other than Bangladesh.
“If you have to enjoy success in Australia, South Africa, and England, you have to train differently. The bounce that you get on the surfaces in Bangladesh is different from those countries, so I am trying to change the style of training,” he stated.
“I thought that if I continue with the regular training regime then I will perhaps end up becoming a very good player in Bangladesh, but that won’t help me in achieving success across the globe. That’s why I have changed my training style a bit,” he concluded.
