IND vs WI: Aakash Chopra Reacts To Ravichandran Ashwin's Major "Dressing Room" Comment

Published - 19 Jul 2023, 01:21 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM

Ravichandran Ashwin narrates how Rohit Sharma arranged a chartered flight for him To see his ailing mother
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Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a terrific return to the Indian playing XI after being subbed from the WTC final against Australia. He took 12 wickets in the first Test against West Indies to stage a perfect comeback and respond to the management who dropped him for the final.

Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra himself admitted that dropping Ashwin from the WTC final was perhaps a big mistake by the management. Ashwin will be hungry for more wickets heading into the second Test in Trinidad.

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Ravichandran Ashwin spoke to the Indian Express after his snub from the WTC final making a rather interesting comment. Ashwin said the teammates in the dressing room are “colleagues,” rather than “friends.

In This Era, Everybody Is A Colleague: Ravichandran Ashwin

“This is an era where everybody is a colleague. Once upon a time when cricket was played, all your teammates were friends. Now, they’re colleagues. There’s a big difference because here people are there to advance themselves and to stride ahead of another person sitting to your right or left. So nobody’s got the time to say, ‘okay, boss what are you up to’?” he had said.

Ashwin’s comments were backed up the Prithvi Shaw in a recent interview with Cricbuzz. The discarded Indian opener is struggling to make a return to the Indian team and spoke about not getting any support from any of his teammates in recent times.

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Meanwhile, replaying Ashwin’s comments, Aakash Chopra referred to the Australian cricket team in the late 90s and early 2000s to make his point. He spoke about how the team played for a cause despite not liking each other much inside the dressing room.

Aakash Chopra’s Response To Ravichandran Ashwin’s “Colleague” Statement

“They (Australian team members) didn’t really like each other as much, which is ok. But as soon as they crossed the boundary, there were unstoppable. It was almost impossible to stop them. A star-studded team that played for each other. It wasn’t as if Ian Healy refused to catch on Shane Warne’s delivery, or someone missed a run-out chance because they didn’t like the other. Everybody was trying their best to make Australia win. And it isn’t just one example, it happens with a lot of teams,” Chopra concluded his point.

The second IND vs WI Test starts in Trinidad from July 20 with India looking for a clean sweep. A win will keep India at the top of the WTC points table.

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