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Ashwin backs Joe Root playing next T20 World Cup in India

Amid England's struggles against spin at the ongoing five-match T20I series against India, former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has backed their star batter Joe Root to play the 2026 T20 World Cup being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

High-risk act

There’s an air about it that seems to say that there’s no getting away from it, taking the enjoyment out of it and saddling itself with a chore which, not done, will provoke retribution of the worst kind.