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Ravi Ashwin took 537 test wickets for India.
Indian off-spinner Ashwin’s father Ravichandran said that his son was angry at not being selected in the playing-11. It seemed like an insult to him to be replaced by a young off-spinner abroad. Perhaps due to this insult, Ashwin decided to retire from international cricket.
On 18 December, the third Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy between Australia and India was drawn in Brisbane. Ashwin announced his retirement in the press conference after the match. According to the agency’s report, Ashwin had told Rohit that if he does not get a place in the playing-11, it would be better if he does not even travel with the team.
Father was not aware of retirement Ravichandran told News-18, ‘I also came to know about the retirement only on Wednesday. Retiring is his personal decision, I don’t want to stop him, but there could be many reasons for the way he retired. Only Ashwin knows this, maybe the decision was taken due to feeling insulted.
As soon as he reached India, Ashwin hugged his father Ravichandran.
The family became emotional Ravichandran said on Wednesday, ‘It is a very emotional moment for the family, because he remained on the field for 14-15 years. The family was shocked by his sudden retirement. For the past few days we were feeling that he was feeling humiliated in Australia. After all, for how long could he endure this? That’s why he might have decided to retire.
Father wanted to see Ashwin play a little more Ravichandran said, ‘I don’t know what was going on in his mind. He just announced. I accepted it. I don’t want to oppose this, but a part of me is angry at the way he took retirement. I still think he should have played a little more for India.
After retirement, Team India gave farewell to Ashwin.
Ashwin returned to India after retirement Ashwin announced his retirement after the Brisbane Test on Wednesday. Team members cut a cake for him, here Ashwin shared memories related to the team. After retirement, he returned to India on Thursday and went straight to his family.
Ashwin could play only one match in BGT R Ashwin got a chance to play in only one match of the current series against Australia. Washington Sundar was the only spinner in the playing-11 of the Perth Test, while Ashwin was included in the day-night Test of Adelaide. Whereas Ravindra Jadeja got a chance in place of Ashwin in the Brisbane Test.
According to media reports, Ashwin felt that he was no longer the team’s first choice off-spinner. Therefore, he had made plans for retirement only after the Perth Test. However, when Rohit reached Australia, he convinced Ashwin to play one more Test. Ashwin played the Adelaide Test, sat on the bench in Brisbane and then retired.
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