Happy birthday to Ravichandran Ashwin The unrivalled king and master of spin One of the greatest minds in the field of cricket Legendary, he is, with over 500 international wickets He is no mug with the bat, he's an excellent all-rounder When he's in the field, the opposition is bound to flounder He seems to magically find the bails and stumps When he's bowling, the batting order slumps With outstanding batting skills he is endowed His shots can make a middle order batsman proud No wonder he started off as an opener Before he made his way to the top as a spinner Intelligent on the field, witty off the field He makes the mouth of his haters get sealed If someone dares to be rude and unwise He gets burnt with Ashwin's epigrammatic replies Go and watch some of his interviews And you will realize- gems like him are few With his every word, flows pure wisdom 'Tis the most powerful antidote for when I'm glum Even though he's a celebrity, he's very much down to earth He's the kindest to his fans and becomes the reason behind their mirth Ashwin recognized me as the girl who stalks him and called me his true fan And gave me the most beautiful memory I'll cherish for my entire lifespan He's already shaping up the young cricketers at Gen-Next All these things are the reason why deserves so much respect On this auspicious day, as you turn thirty-four I wish you achieve everything you have dreamt of, and more!
P.S. Ravichandran Ashwin is my most favorite cricketer ever. Because of him, I started wanting to follow cricket closely. It’s his 34th birthday today and I am grateful and lucky to have a wonderful idol like him. Happy birthday to Ashwin! 😀
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