Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin feels regular experience of playing in IPL will help India maintain its calm under pressure better than most oppositions during the World Cup in England and Wales. 

Speaking at the sidelines of an event, Ashwin said playing with and against the best cricketers from across the globe for six weeks annually has had a massive impact on the fortunes of Indian players and the national team. 

"IPL is a tournament where the players have to deal with extreme scrutiny day in day out. The Indian players learn to handle pressure way better than cricketers from other nations and that becomes very important at crucial stages of the game," he was quoted saying by Cricbuzz. 

Ashwin, not part of the World Cup squad, believes Virat Kohli's men have done a wonderful job in the tournament so far, winning all four of the completed games either side of a rain-abandoned draw with New Zealand. 

"I am not part of the team but I feel stability is the most important thing. If the team is doing well, there's no need for a change, unless there's an injury."

By the time Ashwin's county stint with Nottinghamshire begins in July, the World Cup will be nearing its business end. The 32-year-old, however, says there isn't and won't be a feeling of "missing out" on something big. 

"I have been playing the game (for my club) and I don't think I have missed out on anything. Anybody would have liked to be part of the World Cup team, but I think I am in a great space game-wise and I have zero expectations about selection," he said. 

Ashwin will be featuring in the second half of Nottinghamshire's county championship campaign before flying over to the Caribbean for India's first series of the inaugural World Test Championship in August. 

"Notts is a big club and I want to get more batting and bowling time. Last year when suddenly I was not playing one format of the game for India, my game time came down and that might have led to the few injuries that I have had. More game time should take care of that."

Wrist-spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have been magnificent for India in the middle overs. But Ashwin, who last played an ODI in June 2017, doesn't think his days in the blue jersey are now over. 

"It's a myth that finger-spinners aren't effective in the shorter version. There are many finger-spinners doing well across the world and as for me, I believe I am still one of the best in the business."

"I know that I have a lot of cricket ahead of me and when I am back to play Test cricket, I should be at my best," he concluded.