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Veteran India spinner proved his prowess with both ball and bat in the recently concluded test series against Bangladesh. The 37-year-old bowling all-rounder picked up 11 wickets in the series with a match-winning hundred (113) in the first test on his home-ground. Courtesy of this all-round performance, Ashwin was awarded 'Player of the Series' award.

Notably, it was his 11th 'player of the series' awarded as he equalled the record of Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan.

Ashwin, in the post-match interview was full of praise for the entire bowling unit.

The kind of bowling attack I'm part of, incredibly proud of it. How Jassi bowls, how Siraj turns in, how Akash turned up, ad don't have to mention much about Jaddu. With the new ball you get more bite out of the surface. It is slow. The more you put overspin, it's going to be harder because the ball doesn't leave the surface so you must be able to change the pace up. We've played enough on these surfaces around the country where the soil is similar. So we expect a team with such experience to make those adjustments.

"I don't use it as much as I do in the white ball format (carrom ball). I'm happy to settle into the rhythm. The revs I put on the ball cannot be underestimated. So I believe in it a lot more. The different, subtle variations that I can bring to the table. It's about building the spell and getting into a fine rhythm as most spinners will say," Ashwin stated on his variations.

When asked about the impact Team India left with their aggression, Ashwin said, "When we bowled them out yesterday, it was little after lunch. Rohit was keen that we needed 80 overs to bowl at them. And the moment he came inside out and gave that talk where we're going to go after it even if we get out under 230. It's not only him saying it, he went out there and hit his first ball for six. He set the tone that way and obviously follows on from there."

After winning the second test by 7 wickets and securing the test series 2-0, India will now face Bangladesh in a 3-match T20I series starting on Sunday.