R Ashwin Retirement: The third Test match of Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 between India and Australia (AUS vs IND 3rd Test) ended in a draw on the last day of the match on Wednesday, December 18. This result is no less than a victory for Team India because Australia had a huge lead over the visiting team after the first innings. However, in the meantime, Indian fans have suffered a big shock. Actually, after the Gabba Test, Indian veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has suddenly announced his retirement from international cricket.
Yes, that is what has happened. Ravichandran Ashwin came to the press conference with captain Rohit Sharma after the Gabba Test draw where he announced his international retirement. It is noteworthy that earlier an emotional video of Virat Kohli and Ashwin had surfaced on social media. In this video, both these players were sitting in the dressing room of Gaba. Meanwhile, there is some emotional conversation between them, after which Virat gets emotional and hugs his teammate Ashwin. Now it has become clear that Ashwin had already told Virat about his retirement.
Ravichandran Ashwin announces his retirement from all forms of international cricket.
Congratulations on a brilliant career 👏 pic.twitter.com/UHWAFmMwC0
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 18, 2024
Let us tell you that Ashwin is one of the few players to play 100 tests for India. He has taken 537 wickets in his Test career for the country. Apart from this, he has also played 116 ODI and 65 T20 matches for Team India. For India, he is second only to Anil Kubale in terms of taking most wickets in Test cricket. His rank in the world for taking wickets in Test cricket is at number-7.
Also know that Ashwin played his last Test match for India at Adelaide Oval. This was a pinch ball match where Ashwin could not do anything special. He took 29 runs and 1 wicket in just two innings in Adelaide.
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