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Ashwin reveals how Rohit Sharma helped him return home amid Rajkot Test
Ashwin shared how Indian captain Rohit Sharma helped him overcome the dilemma of whether to leave his team or not at a crucial time.
Right after collecting your 500th At the Test ground in Rajkot, against England, Ravichandran Ashwin had to leave the team midway and return to Chennai to see his ailing mother. In fact, the veteran player joined the team before the hosts registered their biggest win, in terms of run margins, against the English team in Test history.
No one outside the team knew exactly what Ashwin went through when the Indian team was in the middle of the third Test of the series. However, the 37-year-old has now opened up about the same and revealed the entire incident with a special mention to captain Rohit Sharma for his strong support.
On his YouTube channel, Ashwin shared how the Indian captain helped him overcome the dilemma of whether to leave his team or not at a crucial time.
“I asked him how he was and if he was conscious. Apparently the doctor told me that she was not fit to be treated. I started to cry. I was looking for a flight but couldn’t get it. Rajkot airport closes at 6 because there are no flights from there after 6. I didn’t know what to do. Rohit (Sharma) and Rahul (Dravid) Bhai came to my room and Rohit literally asked me to stop thinking and leave to be there with my family. And he was trying to get me a charter flight,” Ashwin shared.
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“Kamlesh, the team physiotherapist, is a very good friend of mine. Rohit told him to fly with me to Chennai and be with me, but I convinced him to stay back. When I came down, the security and Kamlesh were already there, waiting. Kamlesh received a call from Rohit on our journey to the airport, checking on me and literally asking him to be with me during this difficult time. It was 9:30 at night. I was stunned. I can’t even think about it. The two people there were the only ones he could talk to. What would happen if there was no one there? I just thought that even if I was captain, he would tell my players to go home. There is no doubt about it. But will I call people to control it? I don’t know. Incredible. I saw an outstanding leader in Rohit Sharma that day,” he added.
“My respect for him grew enormously after that”
Ashwin was certainly overwhelmed by Rohit’s gesture, stating that someone who thinks of
“I have played with several captains and leaders, Rohit has something in him, just because of his good heart. He has won 5 IPL titles, at par with Dhoni,” Ashwin said.
“God doesn’t make it easy. He should get something greater than all that, which God will give him. In such a selfish society, a man who thinks about the well-being of another person is a rarity. My respect for him grew enormously after that. He already had respect for him as a leader, he supports a player without questioning him until the last moment. It’s not something easy. Even Dhoni does that. But he takes 10 more steps,” he added.
