India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin admitted on Saturday that while playing with the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year, he realized he needed to improve all aspects of his game, especially his batting.

On Sunday (August 4), Ashwin will lead the Dindigul Dragons against the Lyca Kovai Kings in the Tamil Nadu Premier League final. At the bat, he has been outstanding this season; he ranks third in Dindigul's highest run-scorers list.

Ashwin responded that "understanding angles and triggers" is the key to perfecting the skill of hitting boundaries towards the square of the wicket, which he has been doing well in this season's event.

"Everything is a work in progress, right? It's all about repetitions, and understanding angles and triggers," Ashwin said. "Obviously, in the last IPL, I felt like I needed to widen my game and horizons square of the wicket because I know I can hit the ball down the ground, and I can use my feet. Do I want to explore other options is something I had to ask myself. So, if I can ask that question and find an answer, it gives me a new avenue to explore and keep myself interested in the game."