BGT 2024-25: Ashwin responds to father’s bold retirement claim – surprising twist revealed!
Xtra Time Web Desk: Ravichandran Ashwin responded to his father's controversial comments regarding his retirement on Thursday, December 19. Ashwin's father made a bombshell allegation, claiming that his son was being humiliated, which could have influenced Ashwin's unexpected decision to retire from international cricket. Although he did not point fingers at anyone specifically, Ashwin's father expressed that the family was taken aback by his son's sudden announcement.
In an attempt to address the situation, Ashwin took to social media, urging fans and the media to be understanding. He clarified that his father was not accustomed to media interactions and asked everyone to respect his privacy.
"My dad isn’t media trained, dey father enna da ithelaam. I never thought you would follow this rich tradition of 'dad statements'. Request you all to forgive him and leave him alone," Ashwin wrote on Twitter.
My dad isn’t media trained, dey father enna da ithelaam ????????.
— Ashwin ???????? (@ashwinravi99) December 19, 2024
I never thought you would follow this rich tradition of “dad statements” .????
Request you all to forgive him and leave him alone ???? https://t.co/Y1GFEwJsVc
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Ravichandran Ashwin retired midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. Ashwin returned home immediately after the conclusion of the 3rd Test match of the series at Gabba.
Ravichandran said he had come to terms with his son's decision but admitted that he wished Ashwin had continued playing for the senior national team.
"What was going on in his mind I don’t know. He just announced. I too accepted it with full pleasure. I did not have any feeling at all for that. But the way he gave his retirement, one part I was very happy, another part not happy because he should have continued," he said.
Notably, legendary Sunil Gavaskar had criticised the timing of Ashwin's retirement and said Washington Sundar's emergence might have influenced the off-spinner's mid-series retirement.
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India picked Sundar ahead of R Ashwin for the first Test of the series in Perth. Ashwin returned to play the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. However, the veteran off-spinner was dropped for the third Test in Brisbane and Ravindra Jadeja took his spot in the XI.
Ashwin has been consistently left out of the XI in overseas Tests, especially in England and Australia. Jadeja was preferred as the lone spinner in the XI because of his better ability with the bat.
