Ravichandran Ashwin retirement News
Chairman of the India Men's Senior Selection Committee, Ajit Agarkar, has paid tribute to the recently retired stalwarts of Indian Test cricket, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin
Earlier, India’s veteran all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket after the third Test between India and Australia ended on a draw.
Rohit Sharma has been batting lower down the order as KL Rahul took the opening onus alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Kapil, 65, said Ashwin was a stalwart, a versatile and unorthodox bowler, who constantly hustled the batters with his change of pace and cleverly disguised line and length.
Ashwin then made a return to India’s playing XI in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. But then again, Ashwin was asked to sit on the bench for the third Test in Brisbane and Ravindra Jadeja took his place in the XI.
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The 38-year-old also holds the record for most wickets taken in a single Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. He picked up 29 wickets in the 2020-21 edition of the prestigious series.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his shocking retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. The 38-year-old announced his decision to retire, just moments after the completion of the drawn third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane. Ashwin will continue to play franchise cricket and will next be seen representing Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
As Ashwin hangs his boot from international cricket, let's take a look at his net worth, salary, major source of income and much more in details:
Cummins said Ashwin’s decision midway through the series was surprising.
In 2011, the couple tied the knot in a traditional Tamil ceremony. They only invited the members of the family and close friends.
It all transpired on the last day of the third Test between India and Australia as the players were waiting for the weather to clear after the tea break.
As of now, Ashwin has taken 516 wickets in 100 Test matches.
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