Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has shared the valuable support provided by skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid when he had to fly back home due to a medical emergency in his family during the third Test at Rajkot against England.
Ashwin was unable to participate in the second Test following the second day’s play due to a family medical emergency, resulting in his absence for the entirety of day three.
Ashwin achieved a significant milestone in his career by claiming his 500th Test wicket, dismissing England opener Zak Crawley on Day Two of the third Test in Rajkot. This mileston made the veteran spinner the second fastest player in the history of the game.
Nevertheless, Ashwin rejoined Team India on Day 4 of the third Test after being absent on the third day. Reflecting on the day’s events, Ashwin discussed about Rohit Sharma on his YouTube channel and remarked that ‘there is a certain quality in him that embodies leadership.’
“When I got the news about my mother, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid came to my room and arranged a charter flight at 9:30 pm. I have played under many captains but there’s something in him that makes him a leader,” Ashwin said on his YT channel. “Rohit has got a good heart, someone with five IPL titles, God doesn’t give it easy – he should get something bigger than all that, which God will give him, In such a selfish society, a man who thinks about someone else’s well-being is a rarity,” he added.
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Notably Ashwin, who made his Test debut against the West Indies in November 2011, became the 14th player from India to feature in 100 Tests during the recently concluded fifth Test at Dharamshala.
Meanwhile, R Ashwin also became the second bowler after former Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralitharan to scalp 500 wickets in less than 100 Tests.
Hosts India clinched the five-match Test series against England 4-1 after losing the first affair in Hyderabad.
