No stopping triumphant India all-rounder Ashwin at 38

By AFP
September 23, 2024
Indias Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates after scoring a century during the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and Bangladesh in Chennai. — AFP/file
India's Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates after scoring a century during the first day of the first Test cricket match between India and Bangladesh in Chennai. — AFP/file

CHENNAI: Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin said Sunday he wanted to keep playing well beyond his 38 years, even as younger teammates scale back their own cricket careers.

Ashwin claimed six wickets and scored 113 with the bat in his hometown of Chennai as India humbled Bangladesh by 280 runs inside four days of the opening Test. It was his 37th five-wicket haul to go equal with late Australian spin king Shane Warne, behind only Sri Lankan quick Muttiah Muralitharan’s 67.