DC Edit | Ashwin retires with a spin
3 months, 2 weeks ago

DC Edit | Ashwin retires with a spin

Deccan Chronicle  

Many eyebrows in Indian cricket circles were raised with the news coming in from Australia on Wednesday when Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from the game midway through the five-Test series. This one surely turned the other way.With 537 wickets from 106 Tests, Ashwin is India’s second-highest wicket-taker in the format, behind leg-spinner Anil Kumble. The Tamil Nadu player was handy with the bat as well, scoring 3,503 runs that included six centuries and 14 fifties.However, the 38-year-old played only one of the first three Tests in Australia, taking one for 53 in the day-night game, the second of the series, in Adelaide. He will continue to play in the cash-rich IPL and other tournaments at the club level though.That Ashwin did not field any questions after announcing his retirement at the press conference following the Brisbane Test points to the fact that there is much more than meets the eye.Captain Rohit Sharma termed Ashwin’s decision to retire “personal” and said the team think tank has had conversations around which the spinner was likely to be fielded in the playing XI.Ashwin’s reaction was that if he was not needed in the series, he was better off saying goodbye to the game.While the nature of his farewell and abrupt departure from Australia may not have satisfied the purist’s sense of a team game, nothing detracts from the enormity of his contribution to Team India over a decade and a half in which he was the principal wicket-taking spinner. He was also more than handy with the bat, even sparing the team the blushes in a recent home Test in which he got his sixth Test century.In a career with many an absence thrust upon him by selection foibles from white ball games, he was a team man to the core, always willing to fight his way back into the playing XI.

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India Today  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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Live Mint  

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3 months, 1 week ago

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India Today  

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3 months, 1 week ago

Ashwin: Pressure off my back, I see myself doing a lot more in the next few years

The Hindu  

Free from the immense pressure of being an Indian cricketer, Ravichandran Ashwin envisions a more active and impactful role in cricket in the coming years. In a chat with former England captains, Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain, on Sky Cricket Podcast, Ashwin revealed that one of the reasons he retired in the middle of the series is that he did …

Ravichandran Ashwin ends silence on his decision to retire from international cricket: 'I have never been a person who…'
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3 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shocked the world when he announced his retirement from international cricket after the third Test against Australia at Gabba, Brisbane. However, Ashwin's case is totally different as several legends like Sunil Gavaskar, Erapalli Prasanna, and Kapil Dev wondered what led Ashwin to take the call. Erapalli Prasanna also said that Ashwin wasn't treated “very well” and …

'Ashwin has taken retirement...': Cheteshwar Pujara's blunt assessment on India's 'weak' bowling
3 months, 1 week ago

'Ashwin has taken retirement...': Cheteshwar Pujara's blunt assessment on India's 'weak' bowling

Hindustan Times  

Ever since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia got underway in November, questions have been raised against the Indian team combination, especially the bowling department. Cheteshwar Pujara reckons India's bowling has gotten weaker after the retirement of Ravichandran Ashwin. He said that if Ravindra Jadeja and Nitish Kumar Reddy are eventually chosen as the fourth and fifth options, then the bowling …

'Every time there was 5% excuse to drop Ashwin...': Gavaskar lambasts India's double standard over neglecting legend
3 months, 1 week ago

'Every time there was 5% excuse to drop Ashwin...': Gavaskar lambasts India's double standard over neglecting legend

Hindustan Times  

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar called out the team management's double standard over the years as he reckoned Ravichandran Ashwin was repeatedly ignored for a place in the playing XI over “team balance.” Gavaskar's statement came days after Ashwin suddenly ended his international career midway through the ongoing Test series in Australia. Taking to his column in Midday, Gavaskar said …

AUS vs IND: Pujara highlights India's bowling weakness after R Ashwin's retirement
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3 months, 1 week ago

AUS vs IND: Pujara highlights India's bowling weakness after R Ashwin's retirement

India Today  

Former India cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara has expressed concerns about India’s bowling setup in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a challenge further intensified by the unexpected retirement of veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Pujara highlighted that the team now faces a dilemma in fielding a balanced bowling attack, especially in the spin department, which has been significantly impacted by Ashwin’s absence. Pujara, in …

Filling Ashwin’s shoes will be a big challenge
3 months, 1 week ago

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New Indian Express  

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R Ashwin reveals the thought process behind sudden retirement
3 months, 1 week ago

R Ashwin reveals the thought process behind sudden retirement

India Today  

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has finally opened up about his retirement and the thought process behind making this monumental decision. During the announcement, Ashwin shared insights into his mindset, revealing that he doesn’t believe in holding onto things. Watch the video here- "It is the game that has always stood ahead of me" 🏏 An incredibly humble reflection of …

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India Today  

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