NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had the viewers in splits along with his witty response when requested about his life post-retirement. Talking on the BCCI Naman Awards 2025 in Mumbai on Saturday, the place he was felicitated for his stellar profession, Ashwin revealed how his household has reacted to him being at residence full-time.
“They simply kicked me out, they’ve had sufficient of me already,” Ashwin joked.”Look, I’ve by no means been residence for this stretch collectively. I’ve dropped kids earlier than, however dropping and selecting them up and in addition being a part of their every day routine is one thing I did not join. However I need to admit, I’m having fun with fairly a bit.”
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Ashwin, who lately bid farewell to worldwide cricket, retired as India’s second-highest wicket-taker with 765 wickets throughout codecs. Along with his prowess with the ball, he additionally contributed considerably with the bat, amassing 4,394 runs, together with six centuries and 14 fifties.
Reflecting on his illustrious profession, Ashwin cherished the second he obtained to play alongside his childhood idol, Sachin Tendulkar. “My dream was to face subsequent to Sachin Tendulkar and play the sport. It was gratification and a dream come true for a really regular middle-class man,” he mentioned. “Your entire journey has been an enormous excessive, troublesome to place a finger on a single efficiency. For me, your entire journey has been about discovery and rediscovery. I’ve advanced quite a bit as a cricketer and a person. Constructed a variety of nice relationships on the again half of my profession.”
Whereas he could have retired from worldwide cricket, Ashwin is much from performed with the game. The 38-year-old revealed that he has already begun preparations for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the place he’ll don the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) jersey as soon as once more after the franchise secured him for Rs 9.75 crore within the public sale.
“I’m working towards, coaching with my coach as IPL can also be coming,” Ashwin confirmed.
As he transitions into this new section of life, Ashwin’s humour and fervour for the sport stay intact, making certain that cricket followers will proceed to witness his genius on the sphere, no less than for a short time longer.
