Delhi: The news of Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement gave not only him but his entire family a discussion which was never seen before. The father took his disappointment emotionally to the media, while R Ashwin's wife Prithi Narayanan wrote such an emotional note on social media that she herself could not tell what and why she was writing?
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After the Brisbane Test, after his retirement from international cricket, Prithi wrote on his Instagram post – 'These two days have been a blur for me. Now I have got some time to think. I am thinking about what I can say about what I am writing… will I write it as a farewell to my favorite cricketer of all time or maybe it will have a partner's perspective? Or maybe a love letter from a fan girl? I think it's all there.'
He further wrote- 'When I saw Ashwin's press conference, I thought about those small and big moments which are many memories of the last 13-14 years. Big wins, Man of the Series awards, the silence in our room after a hard-fought day's play, some evenings when the sound of the shower lasted a little too long, the scratch of a pencil as he wrote his thoughts on paper, when Streaming of footage video when he is making a game plan, meditation before leaving for every game, playing some songs on repeat when he rests.
Who is this Prithi Narayanan, who initially had no interest in cricket but today every cricket lover wants to know about him? Today she has become so fond of cricket that she knows more about cricket than many other star WAGs. During the match, TV cameras focus a lot on the life partner of Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli, but in comparison to them, Prithi rarely comes to the ground and even when she comes, she stays away from the media glare, that is why when R Ashwin's 100th birthday was celebrated in Dharamshala. On the occasion of the Test, not only Prithi but also his two daughters were seen together, so for the cricket lovers, it was a new introduction to R Ashwin's family.
How did these two meet each other? The answer is that fate kept them together from the beginning. Both were in the same middle school (Padma Sheshadri B) and knew each other only because of this. There was nothing more than that.
They parted ways after middle school, but fate had other plans. Years later, when Ashwin's cricket career was gaining momentum, the two reconnected. In the words of R Ashwin himself- 'I was playing for CSK. I had got a new contract. At the same time, I met Prithi after a long time in an IPL program.
Just what then? Memories of old days resurfaced and soon, they started spending more time together. Although Ravichandran Ashwin is known for his sharp mind and brilliant bowling in cricket, but when it came to proposing to Prithi, perhaps Ashwin's thinking had stopped working and without any planning, he said whatever needed to be said. Months and years pass by. In fact, that day, he was going to ask about going out somewhere together.
That's why Ashwin's proposal was not like any ordinary candle light dinner. All this happened at the Chemplast Cricket Ground, which is like home for Ashwin. The engagement took place in 2011 in a simple ceremony, followed by a wedding on November 13, 2011. Ashwin and Preethi did not stop at just being a power couple. They welcomed their daughters Akhira and Aadhya in 2015 and 2016 respectively and started a family.
Talking about Preethi herself, she is not only known as Ashwin's wife, just like him, she is a B.Tech graduate and a trained classical dancer. Born on 26 May 1988 in a South Indian middle class family. However, after marriage, Ashwin's career developed along with him, but this is not a story of going to the stadium or going to parties just to watch the match. She works out in the gym for her fitness. Before this he has also participated in marathon.
Nowadays she manages Ashwin's cricket academy 'Gen Next Cricket Academy'. She also manages the Carrom Ball Media Company and its programs.
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