‘Had a long journey together since 2010’: Rohit Sharma on Ashwin’s retirement
A file image of Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin. File
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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 ...