Indian all-rounder and off-spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin stunned the cricket community by declaring his retirement from international play. This led to a number of cricket players sharing their opinions and feelings on Ashwin’s choice. In a same spirit, Team India captain Rohit Sharma discussed the circumstances surrounding the 38-year-old’s resignation. Sharma has dedicated 14 long years to Indian cricket.
The Gabba Test may have concluded in a draw, which would have left the series tied at one. Ravichandran Ashwin, however, made the shocking announcement that he was retiring at the press conference following the match in Brisbane. Ashwin’s decision was the subject of numerous enquiries from Rohit Sharma, who also disclosed the reasons around the spin legend’s decision to retire. In addition, Rohit disclosed how he persuaded the all-rounder from Chennai to come out of retirement and play in the Adelaide Pink Ball Test.
“As for Ash (Ravichandran Ashwin), he was quite certain about this. I was told this when I arrived in Perth. He had been thinking about this ever since, even though I was obviously absent for the first three or four days of the Test match. During the press conference following the Gabba Test, Rohit stated, “I’m fairly certain Ash, when he went in position, will be able to answer that.” There are clearly a lot of factors that played into it.
He is cognisant of the team’s thoughts. He is aware of the variations we are considering. We had no idea which spinner would be playing when we arrived here as well. We merely aimed to evaluate and observe the situations that confronted us. However, when I got to Perth, we had a conversation, and I managed to persuade him to stay for the pink ball test,” Rohit said.
Ravichandran Ashwin ended the Test match with the second-most wickets for India.
When it comes to Ravichandran Ashwin’s remarkable international cricket career, the veteran from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, retired with 537 wickets after playing in 106 Test matches for India. In addition, he ended second in terms of wickets taken for India in Test matches, after the great former legspinner Anil Kumble. Ashwin’s total number of wickets was fifth most in Test cricket history.
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