When did such things happen with Ashwin that he felt he was insulted in Team India?
There are many questions after Ashwin's retirement. There are many things. Currently, Ashwin has returned to India from Australia. The matter has escalated further due to what his father has said after returning home. Ashwin's father Ravichandran said that his son has been insulted in Team India. He has been disrespected. Due to the insult he faced, he decided to quit cricket and retired. Now the question is how was Ashwin insulted? Have there been such occasions before as well, which made it seem that he is being humiliated in Team India?
Ashwin was hurt as he was in and out of the playing XI
There is news that Ashwin was not going to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He had gone there on the condition of being included in the playing eleven. But, Ashwin was deeply hurt by what happened there. Ashwin was not selected in the playing eleven in the first Test played in Perth. After that, when Rohit took over the command from the second Test in Adelaide, Ashwin came into the playing eleven. But he was again dropped from the third Test played in Brisbane. For Ashwin, all these incidents were no less than an insult to himself.
When you could not play in the WTC finals even after taking more wickets
This is about the insult that Ashwin faced on the current Australia tour. Even before this, he has been ignored a lot in Team India. In the World Test Championship 2021-23 i.e. the second cycle, Ashwin was the highest wicket-taker for India. He took 61 wickets in 13 matches. Despite this, he did not get a chance to play the WTC final in London against Australia.
Ashwin was sitting on the bench during the England tour
Ashwin was with Team India on the England tour in 2021. There was a 5 Test match series but the Indian off-spinner was not played in a single match. Not only this, he has been out of 3 of the 8 Tests played by India since Gautam Gambhir became the head coach. All these things matter a lot for a player of Ashwin's stature.