Though he has been part of the Tamil Nadu Premier League set-up for a while, Ajith is still old-fashioned when it comes to speed and line.
It is tough time to be a left-arm spinner in Tamil Nadu right now. At any point in time, there are at least three others vying for a spot with skipper R Sai Kishore being the No 1. When S Ajith Ram made his debut at the SNR College grounds a year back, eyebrows were raised as M Siddarth – another left-arm spinner – was already in the mix. The start wasn’t impressive, but in the three matches he has bowled since then, Ajith has two five-wicket hauls and on Sunday, nearly got another as his 4/40 gave Tamil Nadu an innings-and-129-run win over Railways which keeps them in the race for knockout qualification.
On a day at the SNR College grounds in Coimbatore where 18 wickets fell, Ajith picked six across both innings, playing the ideal second-fiddle to Kishore. But it was yet another innings where he showed why he is bankable in the red-ball format, following up after his impressive outings last season and in the Buchi Babu tournament, where he picked 9/72 against Chhattisgarh.
Source:indianexpress.com