Ravichandran Ashwin Retirement: End of an Era in Indian Cricket

 

Ashwin has declared his intention to retire from playing cricket for his country

With immediate effect, Ravichandran Ashwin has declared his retirement from international cricket. At the end of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Brisbane, he announced the decision to the world. On Thursday, Ashwin will leave for India. "This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer across all formats at the international level," Ashwin said during a press conference following the Brisbane Test. I believe I still have some cricketing zeal, but I want to use it in a different way, maybe by playing club cricket. However, I will no longer be representing India after today the.

"I've enjoyed myself immensely. Even though I've lost contact with some of my colleagues [because of their retirements], I have to admit that I've made a lot of memories with Rohit [Sharma] and many of them. If I may say so, we are the sole remaining members of the original group in the dressing room. This will be the last time I play at this level.

There are, of course, a lot of people to thank. I will not be able to fulfill my responsibilities if I do not thank the BCCI and my teammates. I would want to mention a few people, including each and every coach that participated in our adventure. Above all, I want to express my gratitude to Rohit, Virat [Kohli], Ajinkya [Rahane], and [Cheteshwar] Pujara for their exceptional batsmanship, which has helped me take a lot of wickets over the years. "A big thank you to the Australian cricket team for being such tough competitors," Ashwin added, expressing his admiration for the team. It has been fun to play against them.

"This is a very emotional moment," Ashwin said, adding that he would not answer questions from the media and was only there to make his statement public. I don't believe I am now in a position to respond appropriately to inquiries.

"Some decisions are deeply personal, and I don't think too many questions should be raised," Rohit said, sitting next to Ashwin as he made his announcement to the media. We as teammates must appreciate a player's decision, especially if it was made by someone like Ashwin, who has been with us for a long time. The crew completely supports his mentality, and he was clear about what he wants.

It's obvious that we're taking a little vacation right now, so it's critical that we all take some time to think things through and decide how to go. We've been given some time to consider our options. Regarding Ashwin, however, he was quite certain of his choice. After taking 537 wickets at an average of 24 in 106 Test matches, Ashwin finished his Test career as India's second-highest wicket-taker, after only Anil Kumble, who claimed 619 wickets in 132 Test matches.

He took one wicket for 53 runs in the day-night match in Adelaide, but he only participated in one of the first three Test matches in the current series in Australia. Ashwin took nine wickets at an average of 41.22 in the last series against New Zealand, which India defeated 3-0 at home. Ashwin would turn 39 by the time India plays its next home season because he was not a regular member of their overseas Test XI and their upcoming series is an away tour to England. Ashwin became one of just 11 all-rounders to reach 3,000 runs and 300 wickets with 3,503 Test runs, including six hundreds and 14 half-centuries. Additionally, he tied the record of 11 Player-of-the-Series honors held by Muttiah Muralitharan.