Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin , who has played alongside Riyan Parag at Rajasthan Royals in the IPL , has offered a guarded assessment of the youngster’s immediate prospects in the national ODI side. With India struggling to find late-overs firepower during the second ODI against South Africa in Raipur, calls for Parag’s inclusion have grown louder. Washington Sundar ’s poor outings in the first two matches, where he produced scores of 13 and 1 and bowled only seven wicketless overs, have only intensified chatter about Parag being a potential like-for-like option. Ashwin, however, believes the 23-year-old is not yet ready for a middle-order role in the 50-over setup. He pointed out that Parag has not spent much time batting at No.5 or 6 either for Assam i

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