The first rule of an athlete is to be fully fit for the sport he's into. Ravichandran Ashwin has let the team down on three important times.

1. During the SA ODI series at home, he stretched a little and ruled out for all the matches.

2. During the England tour, after the 3rd match he got into an Injury, but there was a gap of 12 days between 3rd and 4th, but he didn't recover. He couldn't exploit the rough with his body and ended up losing that match.

3. Now, on this series, he had hurt himself again.

He's contributing to the wins or not is secondary. Since he's there as the front line spinner, there's no other option for someone else who's fit and ready to play a role. He's blocking himself and someone else too. In the meantime he puts his Captain in soup too.

Right under his nose, Lyon and Moeen Ali have outperformed him. Picking a bunch of wickets at home and raising the collars will not be looked as a glorious career.

Thank you, Ash.