NEW DELHI: After former India captain Kapil Dev voiced his dissatisfaction over Ravichandran Ashwin not being given a grand farewell, the just lately-retired participant reckons in any other case, saying he does not imagine in grand farewell ceremonies.
Ashwin surprised the cricketing world halfway by the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by asserting his retirement from worldwide cricket on the finish of third Test in Brisbane final week.
“I wish I had been there, I wouldn’t have let him go like that. I would have sent him with a lot of respect and happiness,” Kapil instructed ANI.
However, Ashwin expressed that grand farewells are inappropriate, stating that such ship-offs cater extra to a tradition of tremendous movie star worship.
“As far as I am concerned, grand farewells are wrong. I don’t think you should give grand farewell ceremonies to anyone. Especially, I firmly believe that you shouldn’t give me a grand farewell. I don’t want anyone shedding a drop of tear for me,” Ashwin instructed tv presenter Gobinath on a YouTube present.
Why ought to we run behind somebody? I perceive we run behind somebody for the love now we have for them. But I really feel that individuals ought to get impressed by one’s achievements, the legacy that one leaves behind, the best way one left the sport, and the best way one has spoken concerning the sport. But farewells are unsuitable, I feel. If there’s a match that has been organized simply to have fun me, I feel it is a disservice to the sport,” Ashwin added.
“I haven’t got any regrets about it. Zero regrets. If I’m not pleased with 537 wickets, then for what’s going to I be completely satisfied? Why ought to I be unhappy about one thing that is not there? There is nice pleasure in acceptance. You chase one thing that you do not have.
Ashwin insisted that the decision to retire was solely his personal choice and that he didn’t shed a single tear on his ultimate day as worldwide cricketer.
Ashwin clarified that the choice to retire from the sport was solely his personal, emphasizing that nobody else was answerable for it.
“I quit this part of my life. It was a full stop to that part of my life. I can talk cricket, I do YouTube, I love coaching. I can keep myself happy around cricket. I will stay connected with cricket.
“I haven’t got any regrets; I’m not indignant at anybody. I did not cry even one bit. No one else is answerable for my retirement. If there’s somebody, I’m not conscious of it,” he added.
