Harsha Bhogle on

[@aBrokenShard]

Anil Kumble and Ravi Ashwin sitting and talking about 600 wickets is a visual that brought a joyous smile to my face! Two incredible servants of the game. Two stalwarts who made the best of their abilities and I have the greatest respect for.

[@subhadipbose5218]

Same here. I smiled at that very moment. Kudos to Harsha for beautifully describing and creating that visual.

[@Fe-ironman]

not servants.........master of the game...

[@aBrokenShard]

@@Fe-ironmanA servant is one who serves, a deeper calling than being a master although you can be both. As both Ashwin and Kumble were. Mahatma Gandhi: "To serve is to find oneself." Gandhi emphasized that in serving others, one discovers a deeper understanding of self. John F. Kennedy: "To serve is to strengthen our nation by contributing to the common good." Albert Schweitzer: "To serve is to be truly free."

[@Fe-ironman]

@@aBrokenShard those who serve aren't necessarily servant...servant are those who serve to their master.........ahswin serves (as in gives his service to the game) the game but they are the masters of the game...and the serving and people pleasing mentality have already fcked peopel enough...and pls don't mention any quote from pdf file gandhi....who harrashed little girls....underage girls...that filth is not mahatma

[@govindrajan6598]

I follow Ashwin on the KZbin. He is adorable. He is down to earth and humble and at the same time very competitive. He runs the channel to educate the fans on the finer aspects of the game. His love for the game comes through. He follows the world cricket including Women's cricket and is up to date on all the happenings in cricket world.

[@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew]

I always think that Ashwin is more hungry than Kohli in the later stages of career,Look Kohli now he is not that same Kohli who used to bat the opposition out of the game during 2016/19

[@abhinavmaharaj4804]

​@@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew exactly I feel that Kohli has lost the hunger he once had . He is content at where he is now .

[@narainsrividya341]

Very true. 🎉

[@Fe-ironman]

@@SunilPokhrel-wo9ew that's not the reason..the reason for kohli is that all his patterns and play sytle has been analyzed by all top bowlers and team and analyst and now they have found flaws and ways to try to restrict him...same happened with sachin tendulkar as well but sachin was different breed who used to take it on ego and overcome his weakness but in case of kohli he hasn't been able to overcome his 2 main weakness and some others too which he had since early days but now everybody knows about it

[@vitsboy46]

"Your kutty story is a periya story" sums up everything Aswin has done ❤️

[@anonymous-yf3vq]

Ravi Ashwin... The G.O.A.T🐐

[@ASHISHKUMAR-mu2cr]

My favourite player - Ravichandran Ashwin. Previous the Sydney test where he made a draw with Hanuma Vihari, my favourite was Virat. After that I got a bit more in seeing cricket, the way he reinvented himself as a pinch hitter for Rajasthan in IPL. Then comes his wit and his respect grew even more he didn't post the tweet Govt. of India which many like Sachin, Rohit, Virat did. He even pointed out the ANI news for spreading fake news of rift between him and Virat. For me he not only is a great cricketer but a person of integrity, courage and determination.

[@danielsar1001]

How many players facing the last ball in a T20 match (India-Pakistan, MCG 2022) requiring two runs to win can leave a delivery alone without doing anything which was later called a wide? This speaks volumes of Ashwin's cricketing sense.

[@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy]

Yes. On he other hand, Presumed greatest pinisher BoseDK got stumped off same delivery🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Fe-ironman]

@@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy dont forget another pinisher who was abosloute horrendous in T20 and Test MR.INDIAN CRICKET == LONI SIR

[@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy]

​​@@Fe-ironmanYes😂, no comparision & not a Dhoni fan. But atleast Dhoni finished off in style 😊, he would have never gotten out when 2 from 2 needed😂😂😂😂

[@james432ful]

The same guy who didn't take the second run on the last ball of a test match so we end up with a tied test match 🤦

[@aravindranganathan5473]

@@james432fulThat was the beginning of his career come on. He has come a long way from back then.

[@im1480]

Ashwin should give comeback in ODIs. He will be good addition for champion's trophy & world cup💯❤️‍🔥

[@jiteshkumar3774]

Last time what happens at CT 2017. He was dropped becoz of lack of taking wickets in middle overs.

[@souravverma8861]

i would love to see him but finger spinners are almost extinct in odis they are not useful unless its an alrounder like jadeja, Axar and shakib, ashwin is not attacking enough to play as an allrounder for the ODIs

[@Bulldozz1-1]

I love Ashwin as much as the next guy but I don’t think he is suited for ODIs anymore

[@aBrokenShard]

@@im1480 no way. He is 38. We have to preserve him for tests.

[@rajatpandita271]

One of the best storytellers in sports commentary. He can narrate even the basic of facts in a story format to make it more appealing for the audience ❤️🙏

[@NeerajYadav-xg5ub]

Followed ashwin since 2012-13 australia test series and I am become his greatest fan ❣️

[@BePositiveTrainingAcademy]

Just Wow.. Harsha.. u r an incredible commentator & lover of this sport & a super positive individual. When u said Tamil words "kutty & periya stories" - (small & big stories in Tamil), it brought smiles on my face.. Tq for this kutty & awesome video. Yes, Ash Anna tells us always that a thinking mind can do miracles ! Would love to see Ash Anna @ 620 wickets one day & reach No.1 spot for our Country!

[@veer6388]

“It is the mind that has taken the body to the heights which the body couldn’t have otherwise..” oh Harsha ❤

[@NandaKumar-bx8qc]

I always said many times - He is a future India Coach or BCCI Chairman... Just watch

[@RealistVK]

Ashwin is the most logical, progressive, unique/different, smart & mentally strong player from Asia ever and certainly the one of the greatest in the world.

[@nattaramuthan5147]

In my opinion Aswin is silent killer. He is always grounded irrespective of his great bowling performance.

[@hairylegend]

Harsha! Spellbound…. So so very well put!

[@rajeevkaushek7370]

His Sydney 39* was equal to all his centuries. Though India got a draw there, it paved way for a series win

[@Right1512]

Yes, Ashwin is all of that and more, and the duration of this video is only 6 minutes. Yet, Harsha told a story that was as full-bodied as a full length novel. I already envy his grandkids, because they are going to have arguably the best storyteller for grandpa...

[@madhavannair8968]

Ravi shastri and Kholi almost finished Aswins cricket career, God is there!!

[@venkatsubramanian1102]

Just loved... Stop looking at what people cannot do but stop and admire what they have done!!! Wonderful way to describe... Hats off to Harsha for describing and Ashwin to make him describe.... Two of a kind..

[@vatsan2483]

Wow... that message of what humans can do is personified by Ash.. what he stands for as a craftsman is beyond words.. Also I remember him saying once on Anil Kumble on us fans - "Half of Anil's career went in proving people wrong.." Hope it doesnt turn out that way, of Ash couldnt do this or ash couldn't bowl here.. or Ash isnt that Bedi like or warne like..

[@rengarajanrs1328]

Lovely projection of a extraordinary cricketer Great Ash which he richly deserves fir dedication devotion and commitment❤

[@kirubakarandayalan3394]

Greatest commentator on the planet, I adore you, Sir

[@krishnanswaminathan6378]

Harsha ji also throw d number how many matches he was made to sit out faced humiliation by his then captain and Coach even u justified d decision by them. No team other than india would drop lunch a performer.

[@SandeepBhardwajAssam]

Harsha Sir, I want to be cricket presenter ....although I am in my early 40s, the passion to become a sports presenter is always there in me. I just love the way you articulate and present a subject.Would love to meet you

[@astraboi_gramn3192]

Ashwin is the one who got me to test cricket in 2020 (BGT series). I was a huge T20 fan before, since like 2010, but Ashwin's YT videos got me to watch Test cricket (and btw I was shocked to see his Wikipedia page in 2020 regarding his test stats). I didn't know he was that good. I'm not sad that I couldn't see Kallis play live cuz Ashwin is here

[@benjaminecharles250]

Beautifully articulated ❤

[@vamanraonagarajan7937]

Yes really fascinating Ashwin. Kudos and Cheers. 🙏

[@sssandhu78]

In many ways these are generational talents. R Ashwin, Jadeja both will be very hard to replace. Enjoy them while you have the chance.

[@raghavanrajesh250]

Mominul dismissal in the second innings was the highlight

[@ms74pres]

Ash is a Hero...even at 38 yrs old. Intelligent, humble , team man, match winner

[@delsiskoha]

And the voice of Harsha gives similar pleasure as Ashwin thought process

[@kartikkantheti5690]

India don't deserve Ashwin. The hate that he gets is crazy. People that take him from granted is astounding

[@shivabalaji6139]

Thanks Harsha. It's nice to hear from you about our Ashwin.

[@smart3883]

No body can explain this clearly , Harsha and the art of speaking, its a gift

[@pradeeppawar4502]

Harsha I am hearing your soothing voice since 1994 and nothing has change you have never harm with your words infact yours words heal cricketers & normal person. Regarding Ashwin he showcases his skill in such a simpler way actually its very difficult but players like him make things simple though they are not easy and we don't recognize the same. Now he is playing once he retires will come to know how important those gems (522 wkts) were so A "BIG SALUTE" to this wonderful servant of Indian Cricket.

[@Hariharan-tm6tr]

Nice analysis Harsha. This was what was going in my mind too. Not all are blessed with things to do just when your participation with application is enough. Fighting against odds Adaptability to counter situations when you are pushed to the wall. That in my opinion is great. Ashwin is one such person. Wishing him many more years of smile.

[@balakrishnanmr6486]

Good to listen to Harsha's honest comments. Nevertheless, all the praises from different quarters received sounds hollow inasmuch the fact that a senior player of Ash's calibre has not been given the A+ grade and package by the BCCI. A stark discrimination .meted out to this genius. It appears to be a backhanded compliments. I wish that his resilience and mental power both on the field and off the field should be made a text book case for the school children. His journey is beyond cricket and has proved to all of us the purpose of life, the ikigai

[@balakrishnanmr6486]

The hypocrisy is that Ash is the only star performer left out from the A+ grade among seniors. Needless to say that certain undesrving players, may be basking on past glories are retained and pampered

[@leogirard2038]

Thanks Harsha, Great way to pay respect to a great player.

[@SubramanianSwaminathan-wn9wl]

Fantastic review about Ashwin. Highly under -rated when compared to Virat or Rohit. Ashwin's contribution to Indian Cricket is huge, more so in Red ball Cricket.

[@DeepakSankar88]

Ashwin has a great mind!! Great tactical player. And the body is now catching with the mind. Hope he plays for couple more years 😊

[@drpragyeshsingh0109]

🫶🏻 The once in generation player to play a game & once in generation storytellers for Cricket 🫶🏻

[@whysoserious1704]

It always gives a blissful feeling when Harsha Sir making his opinions on any players or stats or whatever it could be.. We can really feel the way he illustrates his thoughts and appreciates one's skills , abilities abd talents! ❤

[@vinay619]

The way cricket teaches you life is just amazing ❤ Aswini Anna you are a Champ 🏆

[@arnipskumar3245]

R Ash...has such a wonderful record as an off spinner and bowling all rounder...but not the recognition which should have come with it. He is second only to Kumble as a spinner but stands really tall as a bowling all rounder. His frank and downright talk and views probably took away some opportunities...but man what a mountain he has climbed with opportunities provided...Best cricketer from TN and one of the best India has produced.😊

[@PraveenKumar-uk2gy]

Ashwin is the greatest of all time....Messi Djokovic Ashwin PV Sindhu my idols... Long live.....❤❤

[@marunach]

Very nicelh said. ASHWIN is a cricket scientist . Alwayz innovating

[@venugopalmaganti8133]

You can’t write off Ashwin anytime, for it’s his own mind that has always played with him , into experimenting too much, all those years - But now he has come to terms with it , making peace , and hence all those pearls of wisdom, bordering on philosophy, and those sterling performances on the field 👏👏👏

[@ahsan.06]

A guy who was truly born to play cricket.

[@Vsraja-um1ri]

Thanks Harsha for felicitating our Ashwin

[@arifulkabir3859]

As harsh capable of very well In depth analysis Of of Mind of Cricket Genius

[@Shyam2025]

Master piece from Harsha ❤

[@ChandraMohan-rr3df]

man no doubt that Ashwin is a legend of the game but I will always be in Awwww by your choice of words to describe someone's performance.

[@priyangshuchakraborty-w5u]

I want to meet Harsha someday….

[@manvinderbaluni]

Same here

[@LSK_Shorts]

all the best bro, he's our childhood commentator(Bald head) still Ruling with his unique style of commentating...

[@Srinidada247]

​@Umar_Akmal_PAK96😂😂😂 Go do something useful...

[@Xenottyy]

​@Umar_Akmal_PAK96 kuch kar le bhai zindagi mein Babar nahi dega bhik

[@Xenottyy]

@Umar_Akmal_PAK96 ok

[@NagaMohan-t8s]

For me, this stays in mind always. Ind vs Pak T20 World Cup, he comes to bat in a pressure situation. See how well he reads the game. Karthik got out for the previous ball which goes on the leg side. Ashwin doesn't move and the ball goes leg side and declared wide. 1 run 1 ball.

[@sreenivasakumar1487]

Taking 100 wickets is equal to scoring atleast 2500 runs, Ashwin wickets are more than 12500 runs. Plus add the runs he scored. He is equal to legent like Virat interns of impact in test cricket.

[@narayanana2891]

Only batsmen are considered legends. Bowlers are always secondary.

[@pranshusinha7266]

He is bigger than Virat in tests

[@rishipramanick6823]

Ashwin is going to join commentary pannel ahead and will amaze everyone with his English skills I really his communication skills though Once he confused nasser hessian very badly in london at sky sports event

[@drhemendrasingh7062]

Ashwin you are great. most intelligent cricketer

[@kiwishiv]

You did pronounce Dindigul wrong 😆...And your headshake is 'vera level' 😁. Thanks for your tribute to Ash. I do feel he's not got the credit he deserves. Much has been said about his ineffectiveness outside India. Regardless of whether there is any substance to that claim, his achievements need to be celebrated the way India celebrates stars like Kohli or Rohit. After becoming a subscriber to his YT channel, I realized just how much of a normal and nice guy he is.

[@ghaleej]

A stat that most pundits ignore - Second Highest number of Man of the Series awards. In 42 series, he has got 10. I can argue that in the last West Indies Series as well, he should have been MOS. If you look at the ratio of MOS to the Number of series he is THE BEST! At 25% no one is even close. Muralitharan is close to 12.5%. And yet pundits have a difficult time accepting him as a great. He is the MVP of India cricket. Period. Even Sachin has only 5 MoS awards in Tests. This is incredible.

[@naveenjayapal2331]

better late than never Harsha...that mumbai glasses of viewing talents down south will always delay appreciating genuine talents...but mostly never lets them blossom.

[@sk549]

If he had played 2023 World Cup final

[@YTPN]

Kumble was my favourite growing up. I can't think of a better bowler other than Ashwin joining him in the 600 club. He deserves more coverage than he actually gets. He is the greatest allrounder in my books at the risk of downgrading the great Kapil Dev.

[@avendrasingh2935]

Anil and Ashwin….Let’s celebrate both of them equally. Though I am personally inclined towards Anil “Jumbo”

[@VB-ff7sk]

Oh wow....I like the ending comment from the one and only HB -

[@ShivamKumar-es8tb]

An absolute great

[@aadnan111222]

Test - Ashwin ODI - Rohit T 20 - Surya Ashwin must be test Captain.

[@1097-t4m]

Beautiful.

[@sendhilramanathan3806]

Nice piece Harsha. Thanks for this "Nalla" Story on Ashwin. But for Kohli's captaincy when he was not picked for tests for a couple of years, he would have crossed 600 by now.

[@AmitSingh-ed6th]

His career makes for a Great Management school lesson..and who better than Harsha Sir to teach that lesson

[@Anbu_Sampath]

"Your own story is periya(long) story" - nicely summed up.

[@segarmv6871]

One of the top 3 Indian players in test cricket. Ahead of Kohli, Dravid and Gavaskar in my book

[@BalaBTries]

I feel the best record of Ash which makes outside the league of stalwarts of Indian cricket will be his 10 Player of the series awards which is highest in India and no one is even close to him and second highest in the world behind Murali (11). Meaning he has played well through out the entire series making it at least 30 if its a 3 match series or even more.

[@nattaramuthan5147]

DK is in the xerox copy of Harsha. DK has great regard for him. Keep your good work in the box.

[@arnabguha7680]

❤ from Sydney

[@DebiprasadJena-rf5by]

Classical Harsha only loves the classic..❤

[@srivatsanawaitsu]

How you incorporated what you learnt from DK is good to see. "Periyaa story". 😅

[@vinothbabump]

Inspiring!!

[@dr.commonmanbds6607]

We are proud Aswin

[@AnkitGupta-pe7sq]

Ashwin! ❤

[@astraboi_gramn3192]

A great point made by Harsha at end. But I just can't help but think about what could have happened if Ashwin was provided with more opportunities overseas. We always see people talk about Ashwin not getting 5-fers overseas but the fact is, he's a much improved bowler than his initial days. He was pretty good in the ENG&AUS series (2018) and was largely held back due to his injuries. He had some 4-fers I reckon. AUS series in 2020 was particularly great and he was one of the top wicket takers in the series. While I get frustrated that Jadeja replaces him for all the OS tours, the reason to choose Jadeja is still legit cuz of 4 pacer thing and batting in the top order not being up to the mark and Jadeja does add good, consistent performance for the team. How I wish, we can see more of Ash in OS and deliver more better performances..

[@sumbdi]

This question should be asked to VK, shastri and dravid, rohit combo as to why they didn't pick ashwin consistently in playing 11 while playing in SENA conditions, whenever we play in india and if ash gets MOM, VK and rohit didn't have much words when it comes to praising him but what happens to him when we tour overseas that's a mystery. Rohit and VK don't know how to use ashwin in SENA conditions.

[@aadnan111222]

He must be the Captain of Indian Test cricket team.

[@AanmigamSpeechTamil]

❤❤❤❤

[@rinosriram3321]

Wow ❤

[@viveksuresh6129]

Hello Harsha ,love your commentatory

[@ksirodakasayi7002]

Periya Story ❤

[@rajeswarikannan430]

If only India had batted him more, he would have done wonders there too.

[@aadnan111222]

Still BCCI dont recognize him. Why didn't he played in finale of test World Cup squad.

[@krishnaagrawal2513]

Great 😃

[@thamodharanramu6276]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@meetadi4u]

Every Indian fan would have fantasised if a person had Ashwin mind and Jadeja body and its impact . Nevertheless we have two genuine world class spinners who can bat and India is richer by that

[@antonchigurh22]

With batting dominated teams all rounders don't get spots in middle orders or top orders usually. While in a weak batting orders all rounders get more opportunities at the top. Hence, there is chance you could get a true all-rounder. While others are considered batting or bowling all rounders. Even if they get opportunities like James Faulkner, a bad patch could mean demotions.

[@vicky.tn55]

that's why TN People Says Anna For A Reason 😍

[@Ajitpatnaik56]

After all these efforts and achievements he is been horribly ignored in Indian cricket I remember his old statement about how batters are highlighted and bowlers are ignored his mantra of success is only on performance rest no stylbazy stupidity etc... it is very difficult to digest how Virat kholi is missing out on opportunities same thing happened with him in Sri Lanka and the momentum continues... That's why the greatest cricketer of this modern era is Joe Root I firmly believe that one day he will break sachins record ❤

[@Goloka-vrindavan]

What's was the feud between virat n ashwin. Dhoni supported ashwin. I follow india closely n no one can deny that he was deliberately omitted

[@averma12]

Harsha, I really love your opinions. I just have one suggestion. The sound is a bit off in your videos. My only suggestion would be to improve this. I feel your opinion deserves the best sound effects. Maybe you can speak to ashwin on this. He seems to be very accomplished as a youtuber as well

[@aniketc2l]

2026 BGT at home….. maybe his final test series.

[@NaveenKumar-hb4qz]

Vanakam sir, nala irukingala

[@sadi966_2]

I love this guy. He is a legend. But I didnt like his Mankad incident. ❤ from 🇧🇩 both harsha and ashwin.

[@deepaksivarajan7391]

WOWWW!!!

[@Ankurr-h4k]

We live in a world where the most talented commentator of all time the greatest Harsha book with doesn't even have 100K subscribers on his KZbin channel And a man who was a failed cricketer in international cricket and who doesn't even have those skills and vocabulary in Hindi language but still has more than 4 million subscribers which commentary goes like Kohli ka balla mashallah KL Rahul Kamal lajawab Rahul matlab itna paka hua aadami jise kuchh nahin aata bus ful form banate rahata hai Hindi ki man bahan karta hai jo bhi man mein aata hai vah bakta hai itne salon mein ek main headline nahin banaa Paya Hai vah... But hamare desh ki public 😢