{"id":22957,"date":"2025-11-03T22:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/never-did-it-r-ashwin-exposes-india-mens-team-after-womens-wc-trophy-gesture-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T22:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:56:12","slug":"never-did-it-r-ashwin-exposes-india-mens-team-after-womens-wc-trophy-gesture-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/never-did-it-r-ashwin-exposes-india-mens-team-after-womens-wc-trophy-gesture-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Never Did It&#8217;: R Ashwin Exposes India Men&#8217;s Team After Women&#8217;s WC Trophy Gesture | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9677869\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 03, 2025, 20:45 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9677869\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-815199606 asubttl-schema\">R Ashwin praised India\u2019s women\u2019s team for celebrating their WC win with former legends, saying the men\u2019s team never showed such respect, only giving &#8216;media-trained&#8217; quotes.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgorg\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-815199606\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-815199606 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ravichandran Ashwin said the Indian men's team never gave this much respect to the previous generations.&#10;&#10;(PC: X, AFP)\" title=\"Ravichandran Ashwin said the Indian men's team never gave this much respect to the previous generations.&#10;&#10;(PC: X, AFP)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-815199606\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ravichandran Ashwin said the Indian men&#8217;s team never gave this much respect to the previous generations.<\/p>\n<p>(PC: X, AFP)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has praised the Indian women\u2019s team for the \u2018unbelievably good\u2019 gesture of celebrating their 2025 World Cup triumph with their senior, retired cricketers, including Jhulan Goswami, Mithali Raj, and Anjum Chopra, soon after the final at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. He even said the men\u2019s team never did such a thing, limiting itself to only \u2018media-trained\u2019 statements in public.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Ashwin\u2019s remark came a day after Harmanpreet Kaur\u2019s team beat South Africa by 52 runs to clinch its first-ever World Cup title. Former captains Goswami, Raj, and Chopra, all working as commentators on the game, celebrated with the team, taking turns to lift the trophy, dancing, and even shedding a few tears.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">\u201cThe entire Indian team gave the trophy to Mithali Raj,&#8221; Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. \u201cWhy did they do it? I am actually taking my hat out. The Indian men\u2019s team never did it. They only say it sometimes in front of the media because they are media-trained. But I have not seen them give credit to the previous generations. What I have seen is discussions about \u2018my generation\u2019s team is better than yours\u2019. But this women\u2019s team, Anjum Chopra was there, Mithali Raj was there, they gave the trophy to them in delight, telling them that the seeds that you sprinkled and watered are the seeds that are standing as winners today. I found that fascinating, unbelievably good,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">Ashwin said the Women in Blue realized that their win was not just their own, but was built on the hard work and contributions of the legends before them. He praised them further for not needing to be told about it either.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">\u201cToday\u2019s win is not of today\u2019s alone. It has been a work of 25 years, probably three decades\u2026 That\u2019s why I find this women\u2019s team amazing. They have got everything on the right track. When you win, you are on a real high, and still you remember to celebrate the previous generations of cricketers who were there in the dressing room. They did that at that moment, not after somebody asked you to,&#8221; Ashwin added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-815199606 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 03, 2025, 20:45 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-815199606 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> &#8216;Never Did It&#8217;: R Ashwin Exposes India Men&#8217;s Team After Women&#8217;s WC Trophy Gesture<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. 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