Ravichandran Ashwin on Sanjay Manjrekar: Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed why he suddenly stopped talking to Sanjay Manjrekar. Ashwin revealed that he hadn’t spoken to him for nearly four years. He explained that Manjrekar had sharply criticized him early in his career. Manjrekar had questioned Ashwin’s fitness in an article. In this article, he criticized Ashwin’s bowling and fielding, which angered Ashwin. Although Ashwin didn’t say anything to Sanjay Manjrekar, the incident remained with him.
Not spoken to for four years!
Sanjay Manjrekar criticized Ashwin in 2011, when he toured Australia with the Indian team. Speaking to Jio Hotstar, Ashwin explained that Manjrekar’s article proved to be a turning point in Ashwin’s career. After this incident, Ashwin began working on his game and worked hard for the next four years. Four years later, Sanjay Manjrekar wrote another article praising Ashwin. Manjrekar wrote that Ashwin was bowling brilliantly. After reading this article, Ashwin messaged Sanjay Manjrekar.
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Ashwin learned from criticism
Former legendary cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said that he always tries to learn from criticism. Sanjay Manjrekar’s criticism inspired Ashwin to improve his fitness and game. This led him to become one of the world’s most successful off-spinners. Ashwin is considered one of India’s most successful cricketers.
Ashwin retired from international cricket in 2024. He played a total of 287 matches in his international career, taking 765 wickets. Ashwin has taken 527 wickets in Test cricket, 156 in ODIs, and 72 in T20Is.
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