Safe hands Ashwin happy with no slip ups


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  • Thursday, 18 Dec 2014

India's Ravichandran Ashwin speaks to reporters during an open session news conference ahead of the World Twenty20 cricket series in Colombo, September 14, 2012. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

(Reuters) - Ravichandran Ashwin believes India still have work to do in the slip catching department but the lanky off-spinner is delighted that the hard work he has put in fine-tuning his technique is paying off.

The retirement of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman in 2012 not only left huge void in the batting line-up but also deprived India of two pairs of safe hands in the slip cordon.

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