India’s Test series against England is proving to be a bit of a mess for Ravichandran Ashwin. In Rajkot, Ashwin became the second fastest bowler to pick 500 Test wickets. In Ranchi, he tied Anil Kumble for the most five wickets in Tests for an Indian. Now, in Dharamshala, he is about to play his 100th Test. While Ashwin enjoyed all these achievements like a champion, he hit a roadblock in the third Test and on the day of his 500th wicket, the Indian spinner had to stay due to a medical emergency at home. Fly home.
“Due to a family medical emergency, Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from the Test squad with immediate effect. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the team fully support Ashwin during this challenging time,” BCCI said in a media release said, bringing panic to the Indian cricket world. BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla later revealed that the emergency was related to his mother Chitra’s health, which forced Ashwin to immediately leave the Test and fly back home to Chennai.
Fortunately, things improved and Ashwin returned to the team on day three. But the time between his departure and his return was very long. Ashwin’s wife Preeti described it as “the longest 48 hours” and Ashwin himself revealed what happened when he arrived at the hospital.
“I knew what my mom would say. I knew what my wife would say. I knew what my dad would say. When I landed and got to the hospital, my mom was starting to drift in and out of consciousness, and the first thing she asked The thing is I asked, “Why are you here? “The next time she was conscious, she said, ‘I think you should go back because the Test match is on,'” Ashwin told ESPNCricinfo during their coverage special, Cricket Monthly.
“The whole family is cricket-based and it’s about furthering my career. It’s not easy. It’s been very tough for them. It’s been a rollercoaster for them – going through what I’ve been through own emotions and ups and downs. Yeah. I’m sure that’s the case with most parents and families, but my parents’ lives are more closely intertwined with my cricket. I mean, I’m in my thirties, But my dad still watches the game like it was my first international game. It means a lot to them. It definitely means less to me than it means to them.”
No wonder Ashwin made a special mention of his mother, wife and father when talking about the monumental achievement of his 100th Test. On Tuesday, the veteran spinner not only praised his family but also acknowledged the sacrifices his family has made during this journey. Not many may know that Ashwin played his second Test in Kolkata a day after he tied the knot with Prithi Narayanan, with his wife watching from the stands.
Ashwin’s family’s sacrifice
His father still makes it a point to follow and watch every match of Ashwin, while his children do not have their father around on certain special days. But that’s the price cricketers pay.So you see…apparently, this 100th test matches well with Ashwin’s family test
“Anything I have to do, or what my cricket is like, is seamlessly connected to them. They remove anything that gets in the way of my cricket. That has been their sole purpose in life since I was born. “Can remember,” he added.
“It was very difficult to find a family like mine, my dad and my mom. I forgot to add two other members: my grandfather and my aunt. We used to live in a joint family. For about eight years, I My grandfather used to take my cricket gear, cricket uniforms, milk and all my stuff and stand on the sidelines or sit on the ground with a newspaper and make sure everything went well because my parents were both at work. If I got home, I My aunt will be in charge. She will provide what I need.”