New Delhi, March 29 -- Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said that Jacob Duffy, who achieved the Player of the Match award on his IPL debut, said that the former can "swing the ball both ways"

Duffy took 3/22 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Speaking to Star Sports about the Kiwi seamer, Ashwin said, "When Jacob Duffy was picked at the auction, I was probably the first one to say it was an amazing pick to replace Josh Hazlewood. At that time, he was the No.1 T20 bowler. He had also taken a six-wicket haul in a Test match and is right in the prime of his career. He has bowled a lot in New Zealand and knows exactly what he is doing."

Duffy dismissed Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy w...