<p>India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's wife Prithi Narayanan on Friday said her family has been through a "nightmare of a week" after as many as 10 members of the house tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Star spinner Ashwin on Sunday decided to take a break from the ongoing IPL to support his family during the pandemic.</p>.<p>Days after her husband's pullout from the lucrative league, Prithi, in a series of tweets, shared the ordeal her family has faced after contracting the highly contagious virus.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/r-ashwin-withdraws-from-ipl-to-support-family-during-covid-19-crisis-978928.html" target="_blank">R Ashwin withdraws from IPL to support family during Covid-19 crisis</a></strong></p>.<p>"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 tweeted.</p>.<p>"Take the vaccine. Give yourselves and your family the best chance to fight this.</p>.<p>"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.</p>.<p>"The headaches this virus causes need their own twitter thread."</p>.<p>The 34-year-old Ashwin is contracted with the Delhi Capitals this season and hopes to return to the side "if things go in the right direction".</p>.<p>Ashwin became the first Indian to pull out of the league because of Covid-19 situation in the family.</p>.<p>"I would be taking a break from this year's IPL from tomorrow. My family and extended family are putting up a fight against #COVID19 and I want to support them during these tough times," Ashwin had posted on his Twitter page after DC's game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday night.</p>.<p>His franchise promised full support to him.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/india-sees-over-4-lakh-new-covid-19-cases-in-another-grim-record-more-than-3500-deaths-981120.html" target="_blank">India is recording over 3.50 lakh cases everyday</a> for the past few days and the health infrastructure is struggling to handle the rise with shortage of oxygen and some crucial medicines, adding to the crisis.</p>
<p>India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's wife Prithi Narayanan on Friday said her family has been through a "nightmare of a week" after as many as 10 members of the house tested positive for Covid-19.</p>.<p>Star spinner Ashwin on Sunday decided to take a break from the ongoing IPL to support his family during the pandemic.</p>.<p>Days after her husband's pullout from the lucrative league, Prithi, in a series of tweets, shared the ordeal her family has faced after contracting the highly contagious virus.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/r-ashwin-withdraws-from-ipl-to-support-family-during-covid-19-crisis-978928.html" target="_blank">R Ashwin withdraws from IPL to support family during Covid-19 crisis</a></strong></p>.<p>"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 tweeted.</p>.<p>"Take the vaccine. Give yourselves and your family the best chance to fight this.</p>.<p>"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.</p>.<p>"The headaches this virus causes need their own twitter thread."</p>.<p>The 34-year-old Ashwin is contracted with the Delhi Capitals this season and hopes to return to the side "if things go in the right direction".</p>.<p>Ashwin became the first Indian to pull out of the league because of Covid-19 situation in the family.</p>.<p>"I would be taking a break from this year's IPL from tomorrow. My family and extended family are putting up a fight against #COVID19 and I want to support them during these tough times," Ashwin had posted on his Twitter page after DC's game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday night.</p>.<p>His franchise promised full support to him.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/india-sees-over-4-lakh-new-covid-19-cases-in-another-grim-record-more-than-3500-deaths-981120.html" target="_blank">India is recording over 3.50 lakh cases everyday</a> for the past few days and the health infrastructure is struggling to handle the rise with shortage of oxygen and some crucial medicines, adding to the crisis.</p>