Veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recently announced his retirement from international cricket after serving the country for 14 years. The veteran spinner also retired as the second-highest wicket-taker in Tests for India, after the veteran Anil Kumble. He was a proven spin wizard in the Test format of the game but also proved his mettle in white-ball cricket as well. Ashwin featured in 116 ODIs and 65 T20Is, where he picked 156 and 72 wickets, respectively.

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif recently recalled his tenure with Delhi Capitals as an assistant coach and shared when the veteran was part of the franchise along with Australian batter, Steve Smith as well.

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“I’ve worked with Ashwin in the IPL for two seasons in the Delhi Capitals camp. Back in 2020, when the team reached the final, Ashwin played a crucial role. He bowled with the new ball and even got the wickets of big players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Kieron Pollard, etc. Later in 2021, he was even picked for the T20 World Cup, which happened after the IPL and both tournaments were held in Dubai,” Kaif said in the video.

He again said, “Steve Smith was in our team, and one day when he came to the nets to bat, I asked Ashwin to bowl to him, but the off-spinner denied. That’s when I was impressed with his in-depth analysis of the game, and I request you to name him an ‘in-depth’ Ashwin.”

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Ashwin said, ‘I won’t bowl to Smith because he has got a camera on his helmet. He will record us and analyse it for the World Cup.’ I couldn’t notice the camera on Smith’s helmet, but Ashwin did. He was ready to help Smith as a teammate but not for the World Cup,” Mohammad Kaif concluded.