Ravichandran Ashwin is an Indian cricketer who, with his bowling skills, left the jaws of his fans dropped. The off-spinner is rightfully the second-highest wicket-taker of India in Test crickets, with a total of 537 wickets in 106 matches to his name. The spinner's contribution to the Indian cricket team is unmatchable. Well, on December 18, 2024, R Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket. BCCI has taken to their official social media handles to announce the same.
Just like R Ashwin has backed his team, when they needed to take the match back in their hands by hitting the wicket out of the stumps, his wife has been a support of the off-spinner throughout his career. Today, we will learn about R Ashwin's wife, Prithi Narayanan. Prithi was born in May 1988 and belongs to a middle-class South Indian family. Talking about her schooling, she and R Ashwin used to study in the same school, and they were even together in the same college. Just like her husband, Prithi also holds a B.Tech degree and is the owner of a very charming personality. She is a fitness lover and is fully dedicated to her fitness journey.
Prithi, reportedly also participates in Marathons. She is also a trained classical dancer. The gorgeousness is currently a homemaker, and as per her IG bio, she manages her husband, Ashwin's cricket academy, Gen Next Cricket Academy, and a media company, Carrom Ball Media. She's also a social butterfly and has 197K followers on her IG handle, wherein she shares glimpses from her life.
For those who don't know, Ravichandran Ashwin and Prithi Narayanan are childhood sweethearts. Yes! You read it right. Their love story isn't like that kind of high-school romance, but a bit the opposite, if not totally. The duo used to study in the same school, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School in Chennai. It was only in middle school when Prithi was transferred to R Ashwin's class. This is where R Ashwin first saw Prithi. While Ashwin always had a soft corner for Prithi, the latter didn't actually like the off-spinner from the beginning, owing to his frequent absence from school for extracurricular activities.
Talking about their re-encounter, Prithi told India Today back in 2023 that after growing up they again met as adults. She revealed that she was working with an events company, and Ashwin's early massive crush for her shot up. Prithi also shared that everyone in their school knew about Ashwin's crush on her. Well, they remained connected and used to meet each other occasionally. The off-spinner and his then 'massive crush' met again, when the latter was working with the management of CSK. Talking about the same, Prithi recalled:
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"However, we reconnected as adults after some time. I was working in an events company, and he had developed a huge crush on me, which everyone at school knew about. He transferred schools to focus on cricket, and we stayed in touch occasionally—through birthdays and neighborhood events. I saw him again when I was managing the Chennai Super Kings’ account, and suddenly, he looked like a six-footer. We had known each other since Grade 7.”
It was Ashwin who took the first step and asked Prithi out after a decade of knowing her. Prithi also revealed that Ashwin first took her to the cricket ground and told her that he had liked her all his life, which never changed, and thus, as they became adults, they should give their bonding a try. Talking about the same, Ashwin once stated that he took Prithi to meet his first and everlasting love, the cricket ground, wherein he first started playing, which is extremely special to him and doing the same, he wanted to indicate the depth of his feelings for her.
It was in 2011 when Ravichandran Ashwin and Prithi Narayanan took a step forward and got engaged in a low-key ceremony. In the same year, in November, the duo got married in a traditional wedding ceremony. For the day, the couple chose to wear traditional wedding attire. Prithi wore a red-toned Kanjiveram saree, teamed with bridal jewels. Ashwin, on the other hand, opted for white-toned vesthi. After their wedding, the cricketer took a few days off to enjoy the new phase of their lives. Ravichandran Ashwin and Prithi Narayanan have two daughters, Akhira and Aadhya.
What do you think about R Ashwin and Prithi's adorable love story, which screams old-school romance?
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