NEW DELHI: Congress MP Vijay Vasanth on Friday took to social media to request the Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to honor simply retired off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin with the celebrated Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards.
Ashwin bid adeau to worldwide cricket after the conclusion of the third India vs Australia Test in Brisbane which led to a draw.
Ashwin on Thursday appeared alongside Indian captain Rohit Sharma on the publish-match press convention to verify his retirement choice.
Speculation about his retirement had intensified after he was seen teary-eyed and hugged teammate Virat Kohli within the dressing room on the ultimate day of the Test.
Over a profession spanning greater than a decade, Ashwin performed 106 Tests, taking an astonishing 537 wickets, together with 37 5-wicket hauls, and scoring 3,503 runs.
He is the seventh-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket historical past and ranks second amongst Indian bowlers, behind Anil Kumble (619).
He additionally holds the second-most 5-wicket hauls in Tests, trailing solely Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (67).
Ashwin was pivotal in India’s dominance in Test cricket, notably throughout their rise to the highest rankings between 2014 and 2019.
Beyond his Test success, Ashwin additionally excelled in restricted-overs cricket, taking part in 181 matches and taking 228 wickets.
In ODIs, he claimed 156 wickets from 116 video games, with finest figures of 4/25, and contributed 707 runs with the bat. In T20Is, Ashwin took 72 wickets in 65 matches, attaining finest figures of 4/8, and scored 184 runs.
With a complete of 765 wickets throughout codecs, Ashwin stands as India’s second-highest wicket-taker, after Kumble (953). He was an integral a part of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning group and the 2013 Champions Trophy squad.
