“I decided to quit cricket,” Ravichandran Ashwin reveals he thought of doing ‘MBA’ or ‘marketing’ after fight with father but sought counselling later

Ravichandran Ashwin claimed he cried and sat in a dark room, thinking if he should give up cricket.

“I decided to quit cricket,” Ravichandran Ashwin reveals he thought of doing ‘MBA’ or ‘marketing’ after fight with father but sought counselling later

Ravichandran Ashwin (Image via ESPN)

Ravichandran Ashwin is regarded as one of the best finger spinners to grace the game. He has an excellent legacy in Test cricket, playing 100 Tests and taking more than 500 wickets. Now regarded as a great, the spinner was close to retiring from the sport in 2017.

After the 2017 Champions Trophy final, Ravichandran Ashwin was dropped so that the team could fit Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. He was close to leaving the sport altogether after a fight with his father. His father said the off-spinner was too upright and honest, which was the reason he was screwed over. After the fight, the off-spinner cried for a long time. He sat in a dark room and didn’t watch cricket as well.

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I decided to quit cricket. I was asking myself what would I do? And I said whatever I do in life, I would try to achieve excellence and be as good as I can be in that profession. I would probably try to do an MBA and probably be in marketing.
Ashwin to Indian Express

After talking to a counselor, the off-spinner returned to the sport, and played an important role in the Indian Test team. He eventually returned to the white-ball team in 2021, for the 2021 T20I World Cup. Ashwin played in the 2022 T20I World Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup as well. 

Ravichandran Ashwin asks for help from former team ahead of IPL

With the IPL just a few days away, fans from all around the nation are fighting to find tickets. The MA Chidambaram Stadium, also known as Chepauk, is hosting the first match of the season between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Some fans have even approached Ravichandran Ashwin to get tickets. To ensure he could get his hands on any tickets, he asked his former team, CSK, for help on social media. 

Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin (Image via ESPN)

The Chepauk Stadium will also host the opening ceremony, which will see performances by AR Rahman, Sonu Nigam, Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. The opening ceremony will begin at 6:30 pm IST, and the match will start at 8pm IST. 

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