R Ashwin Names One Record He Would Like To Have & It's Not Related To Bowling

Ravichandran Ashwin is one of the greatest cricketers India has ever produced. The soon-to-be 38-year-old is the second leading wicket-taker for Team India in international cricket, and he currently sits at No. 1 position in the ICC Test rankings. The off-spinner will lead India’s spin attack in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, which is set to start on Thursday (September 19) at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Ahead of the series opener against the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side, the world No. 1 Test bowler has named one record he would like to have in his name before he quits cricket, and surprisingly, it’s not related to bowling.

“Ek over mei 6 chakke maarna chahta hoon (I want to him six sixes in an over), par kabhi hua he nahi kabhi," Ashwin said on Vimal Kumar’s YouTube channel when asked about one record he would like to have in his name.

Ashwin, who made his Test debut for India against the West Indies in Delhi on November 6, 2011, has scored 3309 runs in 100 Tests played so far. He has five centuries and 14 fifties to his name. In the five-day format of the game, the Chennai-based cricketer has smacked 21 sixes, whereas in ODIs and T20Is he has 7 and 4 maximums to his name.

Ashwin, who has the chance to become the all-time leading wicket-taker in World Test Championship (WTC) history in the upcoming series, recently also opened up about his retirement plans and said the day he feels like he doesn’t want to improve, he will retire.

“I am only thinking about one day at a time because when you get older, you have to put in extra effort every single day. It’s not the same. I have put in a lot of effort in the last 3-4 years. I haven’t decided (retirement), but the day I feel that today I don’t want to improve, I will leave. That’s all," Ashwin said.

“I have been very happy living by the day, and I have totally enjoyed my cricket. I am saying this because it’s a new lease of life. I know what I went through from 2018 to 2020. So, I know how my life changed after that and how I am playing cricket. I just want to hold on to this; I don’t want to lose my love for the game for anything. That could be a target or anything. The moment I feel I am losing the joy of my life by having to do more and I am not ready for it, I will leave."

“We all play, and we all have to leave. Somebody else will come and do well. It’s Indian cricket," he added.