India, Jan. 30 -- Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, on Thursday, revealed the major reason why India are a less dominant force in world cricket compared to Australia as he outlined the ideological differences in the two cricketing powerhouses.

Ashwin, who retired at the end of the Gabba Test against Australia in December last year during the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Test series, reckoned India are miles behind Australia because the bowlers are backed by the selectors or the team management as much as the batters, and hence said that fast bowler Akash Deep is unlikely to get another Test match appearance after returning from Down Under with less wickets, but insisted that the same won't happen to a batter.

"It is an unfa...