Auckland: India's Ravichandran Ashwin came in for high praise from former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming who yesterday described the ace spinner as a "good student" of the game and was impressed with the way he works on creating new deliveries.


Stephen Fleming. Pic/Rajeev Tyagi 

Ashwin has been one of India's prime performers with 11 wickets from five games at an economy rate of less than four in the ongoing World Cup. "I have always been impressed with Ashwin as he is such a good student of the game with great work ethic. Look at the manner in which he creates a new delivery. He loves the game, thinks very hard, he is in a way cricket tragic, statistically motivated," Fleming said during a promotional event of the World Cup.