Manchester:"Happiness and gratitude are the only two words that define me now," said Ravichandran Ashwin after being included in India's T20 World Cup squad, ending a four-year wait for him.
The 34-year-old, who is currently part of the Test squad that is playing against England in an ongoing five-match series, wrote a Twitter post to express his joy after the squad was unveiled on Wednesday night.
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"Every tunnel has light at the end of it but only those in the tunnel who believe in the light will live to see it," read the quote in a picture that he shared.
"I wrote this quote down a million times in my diary before putting this up on the wall! Quotes that we read and admire have more power when we internalise them and apply in life," he added.