Delhi Capitals will be in the thick of things for the imminent edition of Indian Premier League as they have got the most experienced spinners of IPL plying their trade for the franchise. Ravichandran Ashwin will be taking the field with Amit Mishra, mounting a title challenge for the first time.
Frequent comparisons have been drawn between these two spinning wizards where the two have led their respective contingencies in the most exemplifying fashion. However, with the advent of technology, numbers have started playing an extremely crucial role and going by the IPL statistics, Mishra holds the upper hand.
The number of games played by both is not that different as Ashwin has managed to appear in 139 games while Mishra has played 147. Out of these 139 games, Ashwin could only manage 125 scalps wherein the Delhi-based leggie, Mishra aces the pack in spinners with the highest number of wickets that read 157.
However, going by the economy rate, Ashwin will be on top, given his frugal figures of 6.79 while Mishra has been a bit more expensive but his figures are equally impressive as he registered a rate of 7.35.
Mishra has notched 4 wickets in an IPL inning thrice while also boasts a record of 1 five-wicket haul as his career-best figures of IPL that read 5 for 17. Ashwin, until date has only managed to chronicle 1 four-wicket haul which is his career-best in IPL that cites numbers of 4 for 34.
Mishra has spent quite a good deal of time in the ranks of Delhi, underlining the fact that he was one of Delhi’s linchpins and has been a consistent flame of excellence. Ashwin has hopped from one side to the other, making life a bit more difficult than it ought to be.
Going by the blatant numbers and the wickets that Mishra took, he will always have the upper hand, however, Ashwin has also punched heroically above his weight, thanks to some miserliness with the cherry in the hand.
With both the cricketers not spending much time in the international lines, fans would love to savour this battle between the pillars of spin as UAE has always been a paradise for the bowlers, especially slower ones.
