IPL 2021: Ravichandran Ashwin's wife narrates family's nightmarish struggle through COVID-19

Ravichandran Ashwin is an Indian all-rounder who has represented across formats and currently plays for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He has presently pulled out of IPL 2021 to take care of his family amidst the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin made headlines this week after deciding to take a temporary break from Delhi Capitals' ongoing campaign in the Indian Premier League. It was revealed that some of his family members had tested positive and he decided to support them during this challenging situation.

Meanwhile, Ashwin's wife Prithi Narayanan has cleared the air nearly a week after. In a series of tweets, she has revealed how her family went through a nightmare, as ten members had tested positive, with their children being the source of transmission.

"Feeling ok enough to croak a tiny hi to all of you. 6 adults and 4 children ended up testing+ the same week, with our kids being the vehicles of transmission - the core of my family, all down with the virus in different homes/hospitals.. Nightmare of a week.1 of 3 parents back home," she wrote on Twitter.

She also urged netizens to get vaccinated, terming it as the best chance of survival. "Take the vaccine. Give yourselves and your family the best chance to fight this," she further wrote.

"I guess physical health will recover faster than mental health. Days 5-8 were the absolute worst for me. Everybody was there, offering help, yet there's no one with you. Most isolating disease. Please do reach out and seek help. The headaches this virus causes need their own Twitter thread," she concluded.

Following Ashwin's withdrawal from IPL 2021, four more overseas players (Liam Livingstone, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson) also decided to pull out and return to their respective countries before transportation between the two countries comes to a halt.

Also, umpire Nitin Menon pulled out due to a similar situation like Ashwin. In contrast, Australian umpire Paul Reiffel, too, had decided to pull out and return home, only to get stranded, with travel routes being suspended for now.

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