Former India off-spinner Rajesh Chauhan reckoned that it will difficult for the next generation of spinners to achieve what R Ashwin did in his international career, which he bid goodbye to on Wednesday.

“It will be quite tough for all spinners to achieve all those milestones simply because the next generation is not ready to do that hard work,” Chauhan told mid-day from Bhilai. “I hope that someone from the next generation can work hard like Ashwin on the skills. An off-spinner is the easiest bowler for batters to tackle, but those who became great offies developed their skills by including variations in their armoury to increase sustainability,” remarked 57-year-old Chauhan, who claimed 47 and 29 wickets in Tests and ODIs respectively from 1993 to 1998.