You suddenly bowled the carrom ball… PM Modi wrote an emotional message on Ashwin's retirement, wrote a letter to the veteran.

Cricket News Desk. Team India's experienced spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has surprised everyone by suddenly announcing his retirement. Ashwin was on Australia tour with Team India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket immediately after the conclusion of the Test match played at Gabba, Brisbane. No one believed Ashwin's decision. Even the Prime Minister of the country himself is saddened by Ashwin's decision to quit cricket.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ashwin on his retirement through a message. PM Modi wrote, 'The announcement of your retirement from international cricket has surprised fans in India and around the world. At a time when everyone was waiting for the off-break, you bowled a carrom ball which got everyone out.

PM Modi congratulated Ashwin

Congratulating Ashwin, PM Modi wrote, 'The decision of retirement was not at all easy for you.' Especially after such an illustrious career. My heartiest congratulations for such a wonderful career. You are always full of talent, work hard and put the team above everything else. You will miss jersey number 99 a lot while saying goodbye to international cricket.

Let us tell you that Ashwin is the second highest wicket taker for Team India in Test cricket. During the Australia tour, Ashwin got a chance to play in only one match. In such a situation, Ashwin did not even get a farewell match. Talking about Ashwin's career, he participated in 106 Test, 116 ODI and 65 T20 matches for Team India. Ashwin has taken 537 wickets in Test cricket, while 156 in ODI and 72 in T20 International.