Sports Desk: Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket after the third Test match played between India and Australia. After this, Ashwin has now returned to India also. He is talking about being present with the team 48 hours after the announcement of his retirement. Ashwin gave a funny reply to Virat Kohli on social media. Only Ashwin can have this method.
Hours after Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket, Kohli wrote, “I have played with you for 14 years and when you told me today that you are retiring, I got a little emotional and remembered all those years.” Memories came flooding back to me when we played together. I have enjoyed every moment of this journey with you. “Replying to Kohli, Ashwin said, “Thank you friend. As I told you, I will come to MCG to bat with you. ,
Thanks buddy! Like I told you, I will be walking out with you to bat at the MCG🤗
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) December 20, 2024
Although it was not clear what Ashwin meant. Some netizens believe that the legendary off-spinner was referring to their brief but crucial partnership in the win over Pakistan at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Ashwin joined Kohli at the crease for the last two balls of India's chase of 160 against Pakistan.
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India had to score 48 runs in the last three overs of the match in which Kohli performed strongly. Both players were unbeaten at the end of the game. Kohli remained unbeaten on 82 runs and Ashwin on one run.
Ashwin was seen engaging in an emotional conversation with Kohli moments before he walked into the post-match press conference with captain Rohit Sharma to announce his retirement at the end of the third Test. During this, Kohli expressed surprise while top spinner Ashwin was wiping his eyes.
At the end of the conversation which took place inside the Indian dressing room, the two were seen hugging each other. Ashwin reached Chennai on Thursday and was warmly welcomed by his family and friends. During his illustrious career, Ashwin took a total of 537 wickets with 37 five-wicket hauls in 106 Test matches and scored 3,503 runs. (with language input)
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