Ravi Shastri ‘s reply to R Ashwin: India had to face a disappointing defeat to Australia in the final of the World Test Championship. Apart from India’s poor performance in the title clash, one of the major talking points was the exclusion of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin from the playing XI.

Ashwin said this in an interview:-

In an interview, Ashwin had said that instead of “friends” in the dressing room, there are “colleagues”. Now former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has given the answer.

R Ashwin said in an interview to The Indian Express, “This is an era where everyone is a colleague. There was a time when cricket was played, all your teammates used to be friends. Now, they are colleagues. There’s a big difference because people are out here to push themselves and get ahead of the other person sitting on your right or left.”

Ravi Shastri hit out at Ashwin’s recent comment about the growing feeling of being colleagues in Team India against the friendships that were once a part of the team.

He said “For me, it was always colleagues. You will have buddies who are colleagues. I mean… how many close… pic.twitter.com/1EUjCwzUlB

— Vipin Tiwari (@vipintiwari952) June 24, 2023

Ravi Shastri commented: –

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri gave a direct response when asked about Ashwin’s comment. Speaking to The Week, Shastri bluntly said that colleagues will always be there, be it in the dressing room or the commentary box.

Ravi Shastri said, “For me, it was always the colleagues. You will have friends who will be colleagues. I mean… how many close friends does one have? If you go and ask anyone, he will say 4-5… in his life! I am happy with 5 close friends in my life, I don’t want anything more.

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