The spinner of the India cricket team, Ravichandran Ashwin, admitted on Saturday that the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup could be his last for the team. His comments came before the first world cup warm-up of India against England in Guwahati. Ashwin was roped in as a replacement after all-rounder Axar Patel was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. Ashwin also admitted that his selection came as a shock to him as he "wasn't thinking about" being part of the squad.
Ashwin said, “I honestly wasn't thinking about being here as he talked about his late selection for the World Cup. Enjoying the game has been my prime motto for the last four to five years, and I would like to do that again in this tournament. I told the media guy that he shouldn't be putting me in front of the camera for a while now, but this is probably one of those situations where he said Dinesh Karthik is interviewing you, and I obliged the opportunity.”