India's premier off - spinner Ravichandran Ashwin says he wished he was part of recently released Tamil sports drama "Chennai 28 II", a successful sequel to 2007 Tamil film "Chennai 600028".
He said the film put his life on rewind mode.
A story about friendship set against the backdrop of gully cricket, both the parts were directed by Venkat Prabhu.
"What a wonderful movie 'Chennai 28 II'.
Completely put my life on rewind mode.
Genuinely felt I could have been a part of it, " Ashwin, who was recently named the International Cricket Council (ICC) Player of the Year, wrote on his Twitter page on Tuesday.
Touched by Ashwin's words, Venkat Prabhu tweeted: "Thank you so much.
Missed casting you.
Will confirm you for 'Chennai 28 III'. "
Starring Jai, Shiva, Vijay Vasanth, Premji, Aravind Akash, Mahat and Vaibhav among others, the film reunites the friends from the first part and takes a look at their lives and how it has changed over a span of eight years.