Former all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin shared an interesting thought on practice matches being televised. He shared the same post for the second Test between India and the West Indies as well. India beat the visitors by seven wickets to claim a 2-0 series victory as well. However, Ravichandran Ashwin shared that he hated playing practice matches that would be televised.

“As an Indian cricketer, we’re always under the microscope. I hate playing games that are televised and not Tests. If I want to try something new (e.g., carrom ball), it might go wrong. Where do I try? If practice matches are televised, then I have to fail in front of everyone. There’s judgment. So, we don’t want it. Maybe Virat wants to bat left-handed, try something new, bat another way, if he gets out, there’s criticism,” he said on his YouTube channel ‘Ash ki Baat’.

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“Practice games are there to try out, what the players want to, at their own pace, for experimentation. It is about trying something and testing the waters,” he further added.

However, Ravichandran Ashwin retired from international cricket in 2024, midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under as well. Moreover, he recently retired from IPL cricket as well.