
Ravichandran Ashwin breaks silence on international retirement; ‘Wanted to leave nonchalantly…’
Live MintVeteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin sent shockwaves across the entire cricketing world when he announced his retirement from cricket in the middle of Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia earlier this month. However, the 37 year old had now finally broken his silence on international cricket retirement giving insights behind why he took the decision at this stage in his career. Ravichandran Ashwin on international cricket retirement: Speaking on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast with Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton, Ashwin admitted to thinking about the retirement question a few times in his career but decided to take the call when his creative side did not see a future anymore. I suddenly felt that the creative side didn't have a lot of upsides to explore," Ashwin said "There is always that question that lies inside you.
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