New Delhi: One of the few off-spinners in world cricket with a clean action, India&rsquo;s Ravichandran Ashwin admits that the need to use the allowed 15-degree flex does arise in the modern game even though he has learnt to bowl with a straight arm.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2015/jul/18ashwin.jpg" alt="" /> Ravichandran Ashwin
Ashwin was criticised for bowling with long sleeves in Bangladesh in 2014 but the offie is unapologetic about following the fad for getting a &lsquo;competitive edge&rsquo;.
"As I said, forming rules is not my job; playing is. If there is a 15-degree rule to be used as an advantage, why should I lag behind? There is a precise advantage that I wanted to use. People started thinking I had gone mad but I did not take offence," Ashwin told ESPNCricinfo.
"I felt only mad people succeed in life and if you&rsquo;re mad about something and believe in something, you will come out on top.
"I felt to a greater degree that I did come out on top. If I hadn&rsquo;t ventured into those things, I would not have learned as much as I did," he added.

One of the few off-spinners in world cricket with a clean action, India&rsquo;s Ravichandran Ashwin admits that the need to use the allowed 15-degree flex does arise in the modern game even though he has learnt to bowl with a straight arm

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