When MS Dhoni Decided To Send S Sreesanth Home Mid-Series: R Ashwin Shares Unheard Tale

13.07.2024 - 13:23 sports.ndtv.com

An irate Mahendra Singh Dhoni deciding to send erstwhile enfant terrible S Sreesanth back home in the middle of a match, his 'Mankading' debut as a teenager and W.V.

Raman's efforts into making him a potent off-spinner are some of the eminently readable stories in Ravichandran Ashwin's autobiography.

The 184-page book titled 'I Have The Streets- A Kutty Cricket Story' is co-authored by senior journalist Sidharth Monga and published by Penguin Random House.

It covers Ashwin's journey from his formative years till India's epic World Cup win in 2011. There aren't any sob stories or over-dramatization in the book but a lot of funny anecdotes besides an occasional deep dive into an experimental mind, which always wants to try something out of the box.

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Veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin isn't someone who is known to lose his cool on the ground. Ashwin, usually a calm and collective person, was spotted seething in anger during a Tamil Nadu Premier League match. Ashwin, standing in his team's dugout made an aggressive gesture towards someone, and even hurled a mouthful. Ashwin's angry avatar was witnessed during the Dindigul Dragons' collapse against Chepauk Super Gillies in the Eliminator tie of the 2024 edition of TNPL. Ashwin's dugout act unfolded in the 17th over of the chase, when his teammate Sharath Kumar survived a dismissal scare, with the fielder dropping a rather easy catch.

"Time Thoda Lagta Hai": MS Dhoni Finally Opens Up On 2019 World Cup Heartbreak

The Indian cricket team suffered a bitter semi-final defeat against New Zealand in the 2019 ODI World Cup. The result continued to bother Indian fans all across the globe, especially as the team had done wonders until the penultimate hurdle. Many still wonder what the result would've been if New Zealand's Martin Guptill had not run out MS Dhoni in the match. The contest turned out to be MS Dhoni's last as he chose to hang up his boots from international cricket a few months after the event ended. Years have passed since the infamous heartbreak, and Dhoni has finally opened up on his pain of failure to not lift the title in 2019.

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After Tasting Own Medicine At Non-Striker's End In TNPL, Ravichandran Ashwin's Sharp Retort

A vocal supporter of running the batter out at non-striker's end, veteran India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin was recently on the receiving end of a warning for backing up too far. The incident happened during a Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match between his team, Dindigul Dragons, and Nellai Royal Kings. In the 15th over, left-arm spinner Mohan Prasath stopped midway through his run-up after noticing that Ashwin was out of his crease. The replays showed that while Ashwin was walking down the crease prematurely, his bat slid out of the popping crease when Prasath stopped mid-way into his run-up.

Ravichandran Ashwin Given Warning At Non-Striker's End By Bowler - Video Goes Viral

Ravichandran Ashwin received a taste of his own medicine as spinner S Mohan Prasath warned him at the non-striker's end during the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2024 match between Dindigul Dragons and Nellai Royal Kings on Sunday. The incident took place on the first over of the Dragons innings as Ashwin was on striker's end and the bowler noticed that he was leaving the crease before the delivery was bowled. Prasath stopped midway into his action and warned Ashwin before taking his position back to resume his bowling. It was interesting as Ashwin had warned and even dismissed batters for leaving the crease on the non-striker's end and the video of this incident has gone viral.

"Rahul Dravid Screamed And Cried": R Ashwin Reveals Unheard T20 World Cup Final Story

Indian spin veteran Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he really felt the moment when former Indian head coach Rahul Dravid hugged the ICC T20 World Cup and cried after leading Men in Blue to their first big trophy in 11 years in his final assignment as a coach. Dravid's stint with India as head coach ended as he lifted the T20 World Cup after beating South Africa in the final by seven runs on June 29. The legendary cricketer, who could not win a major ICC World Cup trophy as a player and captain, finally got his moment of redemption as his final international assignment with India as a coach turned out to be a massive success. Later in July, former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was announced as his successor, ready to start his era in the white-ball tour to Sri Lanka from July 27 onwards.