R Ashwin's mother cries while hugging son, father gets emotional as India legend returns home after retirement
Hindustan TimesIndia all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin landed in Chennai on Friday morning, a day after shocking everyone with his decision to retire from international cricket in the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Ashwin's parents get emotional after he returns home Ashwin was spotted at the Madras International Meenambakkam Airport in Chennai on Friday morning. Ashwin's dressing room speech Ashwin's announcement to retire with immediate effect did come as a surprise as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy trickled into final two Tests of the series, leaving behind one of its great characters who will not be a part when action resumes on the Boxing Day in Melbourne. Ashwin said the last four-five years of international cricket was the time when he truly made some special relationships, having been a part of the Indian side since November 2011.