US EditionAshwin on Shock International Retirement: Having to Sit Out of Tests on Tours Eventually Got to Me
Ravichandran Ashwin took 537 wickets in 106 Tests and chose retirement to focus on family after being frequently omitted from overseas matches, he said in a chat with Rahul Dravid.
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'Having to just sit out eventually got to me': Ashwin reveals real reason behind his sudden retirement from Test cricket
Ravichandran Ashwin opened up on his sudden Test retirement during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The veteran off-spinner finished with 537 Test wickets in 106 matches, ending his career as the country's second-highest wicket-taker in red-ball cricket.
Ashwin on shock international retirement: Having to sit out of Tests on tours eventually got to me
Having to sit out of Test matches on away tours “eventually got to me”, India spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin said, explaining his abrupt international retirement in the middle of the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
R Ashwin Reveals Reason Behind Sudden Retirement: 'I Would Rather Be At Home'
Indian spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin revealed his international retirement stemmed from sitting out Test matches on away tours. His decision, which surprised many, came during last December's Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Meanwhile, coach Rahul Dravid lauded Rohit Sharma's clear captaincy, highlighting their successful captain-coach partnership which led India to the T20 World Cup victory.
Before sitting outside the tests on the outdoor tours “finally comes to me,” said the Legend of India spin, Ravichandran Ashwin, explaining his brutal international retreat in the middle of the last Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Ashwin, only the second Indian pitcher who has taken over 500 test counters, after Anil Kuble, surprised everyone by announcing his retirement after the third round in Brisbane last December. “He was pretty old, I…
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