Few players have analysed cricket as deeply as R. Ashwin. For over a decade, Ashwin strode the globe as one of the sport’s premier spin exponents, playing a pivotal role in establishing India’s dominance in Test cricket, particularly on home soil. Ashwin’s Test record came tantalisingly close to a perfectly symmetrical left-right dismissal count – 269 right-handers and 268 left-handers. …
Brisbane: The off-spinners’ club lost it brightest star when R Ashwin announced his retirement in Brisbane on Wednesday. Former India stalwart Harbhajan Singh hailed fellow off-spinner R Ashwin on his great career after his international retirement on Wednesday. In a quick emotional announcement, Ashwin called time on a career that defied odds in many ways. Before Ashwin came on the …