'Nobody's got the time to...' - Ravichandran Ashwin gives shocking statement on dressing room environment after his omission from WTC 2023 final

One of the heated and active discussions in the Indian cricketing scenario at the moment is the omission of Ravichandran Ashwin from the all-important clash of the World Test Championship 2023 final between India and Australia. It cost India a heavy defeat in the WTC 2023 final against the Australians.

Although Ashwin himself talked about all the things including his omission from the playing XI of the WTC 2023 final against England. The veteran off-spinner and World’s number one Test bowler also revealed the attitude of the players within the dressing room and their behavior toward each other in the team.

"Once upon a time when cricket was played, all your teammates were friends. Now, they are colleagues. There's a big difference because here people are there to advance themselves and to stride ahead of another person sitting to your right or left. So, nobody's got the time to say, 'Okay, boss what are you up to'?" said Ashwin to Indian Express during an interview.

Apart from that, the 36-year-old also talked about his sense of psyche of approaching the omission or exclusion from the playing XI of the team from such an all-important clash.

Here's what Ravichandran Ashwin said further

"It's a hard question to answer, right? Because we are standing right after the WTC Final. I would have loved to play because I have played a part in us getting there. Even in the last final I got four wickets and bowled really well. Ever since 2018-19, my bowling overseas has been fantastic and I have managed to win games for the team," said Ashwin.

"I am looking at it as a captain or coach and I'm just talking in hindsight, in their defense. So the last time when we were in England, it was 2-2 with a drawn Test and they would have felt 4 pacers and 1 spinner is the combination in England. That is what they might have thought going into the final," he added later.