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In Rajkot, the ball got the outside edge and in the first innings in Visakhapatnam he was bowled. To address this issue, in the second innings, Duckett stood on off stump as opposed to standing on middle stump in the previous innings, and also employed a different approach. The moment you struggle against spin, the most obvious response is to go on the offensive. Often that stems from the lack of confidence in the defensive technique. Ducketts dismissal - gloving a sweep - showed that that approach can never make up for the lack of skills in Test cricket. Natural variationAshwin has shoown immense control of his variations.dddddddddddd He has spun the ball at will, and also taken it away from the right-hand batsmen both in the air and off the pitch. This morning was different, though. Some balls went straight after pitching and some turned viciously. This time, I felt, it wasnt always on purpose. We did a split-screen analysis of his release of the ball that went straight and the one that turned, and we saw no visible difference. The wrist, the shine and the fingers worked the same way on both occasions but produced different results. If the bowler isnt sure of the response off the pitch, what chance does a batsman have? But credit must be given to Ashwin for bowling the probing line and length outside off, giving the ball the best opportunity to cause damage when it behaves unexpectedly.Giving Jayant confidenceCaptains have a huge role to play in the evolution of a cricketer, more so for the bowlers. With the second new ball, Virat Kohli had the option to use Ravindra Jadeja for another longer spell with Ashwin from the other end, but he chose Jayant Yadav. While theres no guarantee of picking up wickets at any stage of the game, there are phases when the likelihood of wickets falling is higher. Thats where the captains role matters. Kohli, quite rightly, has given the debutant requisite confidence. Jayant responded with a beauty to Ben Stokes, and two more wickets in the end. ' ' '