Congress MP Vijay Vasanth took to his official social media deal with and urged the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports activities, Mansukh Mandaviya to felicitate former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin with the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. India’s celebrated off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed his choice to retire from worldwide cricket moments after the Brisbane Check resulted in a draw on Wednesday. “I’ve written to the Hon’ble Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports activities, requesting that R. Ashwin be conferred with the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. His distinctive contributions to Indian cricket and memorable achievements on the sphere make him actually deserving of this honour,” Vijay Vasanth wrote in a publish on X.
Earlier on Wednesday, Ashwin appeared alongside India’s captain Rohit Sharma on the post-match press convention to announce his choice. Hypothesis about his retirement started to construct when he grew to become emotional and was hugged by Virat Kohli.
Ashwin performed 106 Exams, taking a staggering 537 wickets, together with 37 five-wicket hauls, and scored 3,503 runs. His contributions to Indian cricket lengthen far past these spectacular statistics.
He’s the seventh-highest wicket-taker in Check cricket historical past and the second-highest for India, behind Anil Kumble (619). He additionally has the second-most five-wicket hauls in Exams, after Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan (67).
Ashwin was instrumental in India’s dominance in Check cricket, particularly throughout their rise to the highest between 2014 and 2019.
In limited-overs cricket, Ashwin performed 181 matches, taking 228 wickets. He featured in 116 ODIs, claiming 156 wickets with finest figures of 4/25 and scoring 707 runs. In 65 T20Is, he took 72 wickets, with finest figures of 4/8, and scored 184 runs.
With 765 worldwide wickets throughout codecs, Ashwin is India’s second-highest wicket-taker, behind Kumble (953). He was additionally a part of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning squad and the 2013 Champions Trophy group.
Ashwin’s retirement marks the top of a outstanding period, abandoning a legacy that can encourage future generations.
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