Ravichandran Ashwin's Wife Pens Emotional Tribute After His Retirement from Cricket
After the third BGT test against Australia ended at Gabba, Brisbane, India’s star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin declared his retirement from international cricket. Ashwin went to the press conference room to say goodbye to international cricket just minutes after the match concluded in a draw. Ash bagged 765 wickets for India in all formats during his career and has now been receiving a tonne of tributes.
Ashwin’s wife, Prithi Narayanan, has now written a heartfelt note to her husband. She recalled his cricketing adventure over the years and talked about how she felt when the 38-year-old announced his retirement.
"It has been a blurry two days for me. I have been thinking about what I can say. Do I put this down as a tribute to my all time favorite cricketer ? Maybe I’ll just take the partner angle? Or maybe a love letter from a fan girl? I guess this is a little bit of all of it,” wrote Prithi on Instagram.
“When I saw Ashwin's PC, I thought of small and big moments. Many, many memories over the last 13-14 years. The big wins , the MOS awards, the quiet silence in our room after an intense game, the sound of the shower running for much longer than usual on some evenings post-play, the scratch of pencil over paper as he scribbled thoughts down, the constant streaming of footage videos when he is making a game plan, the calm of meditative breathing before leaving for each game, certain songs playing on repeat while he unwinds,” she wrote further.
Being India’s second-highest wicket-taker in international cricket marked Ashwin’s retirement from the game. On the charts of wickets taken, he is only second to former Indian spinner Anil Kumble. The off-spinner was also part of India’s 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy-winning teams.