Ravichandran Ashwin hits Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli brutally; asks fans to stop...

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has taken a brutal dig at India's senior cricketers and his former teammates Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Ashwin made a heartfelt appeal to everyone to end the star culture within the Indian cricket team.

It is well known that both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have a huge fan following. Both the players are global stars and their fans are ready to cross any limit for their favorite players. However, Ravichandran Ashwin opposed this kind of treatment and asked for some normalcy.

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Ravichandran Ashwin appeals to end star culture

Ravichandran Ashwin spoke on the important topic of star culture in the Indian cricket team on his Hindi YouTube channel, 'Ash Ki Baat'. Ashwin asked everyone not to encourage the star culture within the team and claimed that the players were not actors or superstars.

“It is important to normalize things in Indian cricket. We must not encourage this superstardom and super celebrities within the Indian cricket team. “We must normalize all these things going forward. We are cricketers. We are not actors or superstars,” Ashwin said.

Ashwin wants the players to be treated as normal sportspersons and not the stars so that the normal audience can be compared with them. It is a big statement since Indian cricket has always been about star culture right from the start.

Ravichandran Ashwin takes a brutal dig at Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli

Further speaking on the topic, Ravichandran Ashwin cited the example of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli that one more century won't make them greater anymore as they have already achieved tremendous success. He believes that the players' future goals should be higher than their achievements.

“For example if you are a Rohit Sharma or a Virat Kohli, who have achieved so much. When you hit one more century, it is not just about your achievement anymore. It should be the business as usual, and our goals should be bigger than these achievements,” he added.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have achieved an unprecedented amount of success in their cricket career across formats. Both have a huge fan following due to which both are considered the absolute stars of Indian cricket.

Both the senior players will be seen in the upcoming Champions Trophy where they will be key to India's chances and both of them endured a lean patch in Tests but have great ODI numbers behind them.

Ravichandran Ashwin's impressive Test career

R Ashwin retired from international cricket during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. The legendary offspinner announced his shock retirement after the third Test at Gabba which took everyone by surprise.

Ashwin retired as India's second-most successful bowler in Tests, behind the legendary Anil Kumble. He picked up 537 wickets in 106 Tests at an average of 24 with 37 five-wicket hauls to his name. He also finished as the joint-most Player of the Series awards in Tests.

While he has retired from Tests, Ashwin will be seen playing in the upcoming season of IPL where he will represent Chennai Super Kings.