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Gavaskar criticises timing of Ashwin’s retirement, says he left India one short
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Gavaskar criticises timing of Ashwin’s retirement, says he left India one short

Ravichandran Ashwin. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar didn't appreciate the timing of Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement call on Wednesday (December 18, 2024), saying the premier off-spinner could have waited for the series against Australia to end as India will now be one member short in the remaining two Tests.Ashwin surprised the cricketing world by announcing his retirement with immediate effect after the third Test ended in a draw Wednesday.Also Read | Ravichandran Ashwin retirement reactions LIVEThe series is levelled at 1-1. "He could have said, listen after the end of the series, I won't be available for selection for India. What it does is that similarly when M.S. Dhoni reti...
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‘R Ashwin may have been a bit frustrated’: Brad Haddin says after reading between the lines
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‘R Ashwin may have been a bit frustrated’: Brad Haddin says after reading between the lines

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket after the Third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba. The all-time seventh-placed wicket-taker in Test cricket only played in one Test in the ongoing India vs Australia series so far. Having taken one wicket in the second Test at Adelaide, Ashwin did not feature in the third Test with India preferring Ravindra Jadeja. Former Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin thinks Ashwin would have been a bit frustrated with the change. “More will come out when Ashwin has his opportunity to speak; just reading between the lines, it looked like he may have been a bit frustrated with the spinning options that they’ve changed in the first three Test matches. To me, he was a student of the game (and) alw...
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‘Had a long journey together since 2010’: Rohit Sharma on Ashwin’s retirement
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‘Had a long journey together since 2010’: Rohit Sharma on Ashwin’s retirement

A file image of Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin. File | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K It was a Wednesday (December 18, 2024) of speculations while the rains drenched the Gabba. Talk of a retirement hung in the air and once R. Ashwin made it clear that he was bowing out of the international game, all speculations instantaneously died.Rohit Sharma had an inkling since the first Test at Perth. Facing the media after Ashwin left the press-conference hall, the Indian skipper said: “Some decisions are very personal and I don’t think too many questions should be asked. If a player has a choice, he has to be given that choice and somebody like Ashwin, who has been there for us for so many years, is allowed to make ...
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