<p>The hoarding featuring India off-spinner Ravichandran cannot be missed as one makes his way to the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/N-Srinivasan-re-elected-TNCA-chief-during-AGM-17374199" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Tamil Nadu Cricket Association</strong></a> (TNCA) office at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The caricature has special mention&mdash;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not about an over. Each ball delivered is an event.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/rest-will-help-nz-give-off-their-best-23316860" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Rest will help NZ give off their best</a></strong></p>
<h2>Ash treats every ball equally</h2>
<p>And it seems <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/a-look-at-career-accomplishments-of-ravichandran-ashwin-on-his-37th-birthday-23309509" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Ashwin</strong></a> treats every ball that he bowls in international games as well as in club cricket equally. That&rsquo;s why, after playing a Test against West Indies at Port of Spain last July, he made himself available to play for his Mylapore Recreation Club against Young Stars Cricket Club in the TNCA first-division tournament&mdash;the Raja of Palayampatti Shield in August.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/oct/D-Vasu_e.jpg" alt="Former Tamil Nadu cricketer and coach D Vasu" width="1280" height="720" /><br /><strong><em>Former Tamil Nadu cricketer and coach D Vasu</em></strong></p>
<p>Mylapore RC&rsquo;s director D Vasu revealed to mid-day why Ashwin is always eager to play in local tournaments despite his busy schedule.&nbsp;&ldquo;Ashwin is very sincere. If he is available, he always comes and is eager to play. He is very disciplined about it [playing for club] and he gives his 100 per cent,&rdquo; Vasu said on Friday. Vasu also handles Tamil Nadu Premier League&rsquo;s Ashwin-led Dindigul Dragons team.</p>
<p>&ldquo;A club is where you start your cricket. Once some of them graduate they just don&rsquo;t think of playing local cricket. If they play, it also helps other cricketers so Ashwin is sending the right message to upcoming players by playing for his club,&rdquo; Vasu, the TN all-rounder from 1988-89 to 2003-04, remarked. Ashwin, 37, has claimed 717 international scalps so far.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Shouldering responsibility</h2>
<p>Playing and shouldering responsibility is kind of an inspiration for upcoming players. &ldquo;He [Ashwin] is always eager to perform every time he enters the ground. His presence in the club team is a big motivating factor for other players. He guides the players which is very good for him as well as for the upcoming players,&rdquo; Vasu added. Ashwin has played a lone game in the ongoing World Cup. In India&rsquo;s six-wicket win over Australia at his home ground in Chepauk on October 8, he claimed 1-34.</p>
<p>Vasu is confident that he will get his skipper back to support youngsters immediately after the World Cup. &ldquo;He will immediately start playing for the club. I hope that he gets to play some games in the World Cup. Hopefully he will make a strong comeback,&rdquo; he signed off.</p><p>
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Mylapore RC’s director D Vasu revealed to mid-day why Ashwin is always eager to play in local tournaments despite his busy schedule

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