Ravichandran AshwinDeclaration of retirement from Indian premiere league Earlier today fans have been left indifferent, not only about their cricket journey, but also about the individual chapters that shaped them. Among them, their love story with wife Prithvi Narayanan Stands out – a lovely story starting in school, found your spark again later, and the interesting thing was that Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Connection in its heart.
A bond that started in school
Behind every cricket superstar, there is often a story of love that grows away from quietly. For Ashwin and his wife Earth, his journey began long before his IPL fame. When they were classmates and friends, the two crossed the first route during the middle school. Over time, Ashwin transferred schools to focus on cricket, and although his life took different directions, he was sometimes in touch -whether he was wishing each other on his birthday or meeting around his neighborhood.
CSK connection
Years later, Destiny brought them back together, and the IPL played a silent but powerful role. Prithvi was working with an event company to handle CSK’s account, franchise where Ashwin was carving his name as a young spinner. This professional link was a twist in his story. For him, it was like finding a familiar friend again, but this time with a new spark.
Remembering the moment, the Earth once shared, “I met him again when I was handling CSK’s account and suddenly I saw them as six-foot. We knew each other from grade 7.”
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A proposal directly from the heart
Ashwin, known for his sharp cricket brain, is also remembered by Earth as a ‘straight shooter’ when it came in the affairs of the heart. One day, he took her to a cricket ground – a setting that defined her life – and honestly proposed that only she could bring.
He said, “He said, ‘I have liked you throughout my life and it has not changed in 10 years. We are adults and let’s try it,” “ Prithvi revealed.
It was simple, hearty, and deeply individual – such a proposal that the proposal will expect from someone who gives importance to clarity as Ashwin.
Started as a childhood familiarity, blossomed in lifetime, inadvertently acted as a bridge that he got again. Today, Ashwin and Prithvi stand as one of the most acclaimed couples of cricket, their story proves that sometimes, love gets back through the most unexpected connections – even an IPL franchise.