While commenting during India and England Third of a five-match Test series at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, former Indian cricketer, team manager and head coach Ravi Shastri revealed that Hon’ble BCCI Secretary jay shah He had arranged a chartered plane for Ravichandran Ashwin from India so that he could attend to his ailing mother in Tamil Nadu.
The BCCI on the eve of Day 3 confirmed that Ravichandran Ashwin requested an immediate leave from the third Test in Rajkot to attend to a medical emergency within his family. Later, Rajeev Shukla revealed that Ashwin’s mother had fallen ill and the veteran was asked to come as soon as possible.
“Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from the Test team, with immediate effect due to a family medical emergency. In these difficult times, the BCCI and the team fully support Ashwin. The BCCI extends its heartfelt support to the cricket champion and his family.” – said an official BCCI press release.
“The health and well-being of the players and their loved ones are of utmost importance. The Board requests respect for the privacy of Ashwin and his family as they navigate this difficult time. The Board and team will continue to provide necessary assistance to Ashwin and will keep lines of communication open to offer support as needed.” – concluded the statement.
Therefore, Ashwin, after snatching his 500th Test wicket for India by taking the wicket of Zak Crawley in the second innings of the Test match, left Gujarat on a charter plane facilitated by Jay Shah. This information was not known until Ravi Shastri said during the commentary.
Ravichandran Ashwin was initially said to miss the entire third Test and the team management entrusted Devdutt Padikkal to carry on and play in his absence as, according to the ICC rule books, a substitute replacement is only eligible to field, not bat. or ball.
However, Ashwin, after leaving at the end of Day 2, returned to Rajkot, not knowing whether he took the same charter flight or not, but his return is definitely good news for the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team.
On Sunday morning, the BCCI took to its website and issued another press release which read: “BCCI is pleased to announce the return of R Ashwin to the team after a brief absence due to a family emergency.” – the statement said.
“Jay Shah had fixed it”, Ravi Shastri applauds BCCI secretary for helping Ravichandran Ashwin
During the commentary on Day 4, Shastri told his fellow commentators about Jay Shah’s invaluable gesture of helping Ravichandran Ashwin during his tough times. “BCCI secretary Jay Shah had arranged a charter plane for Ashwin’s round trip.” – Shastri said via Jio Cinema.
Meanwhile, the Indians have the third Test match practically in their hands as half of the English batting line-up has been sent back to the pavilion with their friend Jadeja picking up 3 wickets while Bumrah and Kuldeep accounted for one wicket each. one.