IND vs AUS: ‘It’s a ruthless surroundings,’ says Ashton Agar on being despatched again dwelling from India tour

Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar harbours no “ill feeling” after being despatched again from the Indian Test tour with out a recreation as a result of he is aware of it’s “ruthless” in top-level cricket.

Agar had landed in India as one of many senior spinners within the Australian squad however returned dwelling after not discovering a spot within the XI for the primary two Tests with uncapped off-spinner Todd Murphy and left-armer Matthew Kuhnemann most well-liked over him.

The 29-year-old responded by choosing up 5 wickets for Western Australia within the Marsh Cup last towards South Australia.

“I felt I wasn’t bowling as well as I needed to be. It’s a very clear direction for me now to just work on it and improve,” Agar was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

“I harbour no ill will or ill feeling at all. I’m very well supported in that (Australian) camp and they’ve kept in constant communication with me, so it’s all in a good place.

“I’ve been a professional cricketer for ten years now, so I’m far more resilient than when I started. It’s a tough game, it’s a ruthless environment, and that’s how it should be because it’s the pinnacle of the sport.” Agar has taken 9 wickets in 5 Tests, and went wicket-less towards South Africa on the SCG Test in January. In restricted overs cricket, he has claimed 66 wickets.

“I don’t have a lot of cricket coming up. I’ve chucked my name in the ring for The Hundred… I would like to play cricket in the winter. But the next big target is the World Cup,” he stated.

Despite his modest numbers within the longest format, Agar is just not prepared to surrender on red-ball cricket.

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“I’ve always wanted to play as much as I could for Australia in whatever format that is and just take my opportunities when they come,” he stated.

“Playing for Australia in all forms, of course, I still want to do that. But my focus is just on cricket, you just play what’s in front of you and you try and do as well as you can.” Agar can be arriving again in India for the ODI leg, starting March 17 and could be hoping that the three-match sequence assist him to seal his place for the upcoming World Cup within the nation.

“(Adam Zampa) Zamps is entrenched as the white-ball spinner. It all depends what we’re doing – playing two spinners or just the one,” Agar stated about Australia’s potential make-up on the World Cup.

“If I do play, I usually bat at eight and try to get my ten overs out. I’m certainly looking forward to the World Cup.”