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After the Gabba Test, Team India’s veteran spin bowler R Ashwin has announced his retirement. Ashwin announced his retirement during a press conference. India’s experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has announced his retirement from international cricket. He took more than 700 wickets in his international career. The Brisbane Test between India and Australia has been declared a draw due to rain. Ashwin said in the press conference after the announcement of match draw
After the Gabba Test, Team India’s veteran spin bowler R Ashwin has announced his retirement. Ashwin announced his retirement during a press conference. R Ashwin is part of Team India on Australia tour. Ashwin was seen playing in the Adelaide Test. However, Ashwin did not get a chance to play in the Gabba Test. However, there were indications of Ashwin’s retirement during the match itself. A picture of Virat Kohli and Ashwin from the dressing room has gone viral. In which Kohli was seen hugging Ashwin.
Big announcement made in press conference
The Gaba Test was a draw due to rain and bad light. After this, veteran spin bowler R Ashwin was also seen in the press conference along with captain Rohit Sharma. Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket during a press conference. After which the fans got a shock.
Announcing his retirement, Ashwin said, “This is my last day as an Indian cricketer in all three formats of international cricket. I think I still have some spark of a cricketer left in me, but my skills will be visible in club level cricket.” This is my last day. I enjoyed this long journey with Rohit Sharma and all the other teammates.
Adelaide Test was the last international match
The first match of the series was played in Perth, where Ashwin did not get a chance in the playing eleven. However, Ashwin was included in the playing eleven in the second Test match played in Adelaide. The Adelaide Test proved to be the last international match of Ashwin’s career, because Ashwin did not get a chance to play at Gabba.
14 years, 765 wickets and 4394 runs
R Ashwin started his international career in 2010 by playing a T20 match against Zimbabwe. He has created a legacy as a great bowler. He represented India in 287 matches in his international career. As a bowler, he took 765 wickets in international cricket. He was the highest wicket taker in international cricket after Anil Kumble. Kumble took 956 wickets in all three formats in his career.
Ashwin’s international career
Off-spinner Ashwin has played a total of 287 matches for India. Out of which he has taken a total of 537 wickets in 106 test matches. He got a chance to bowl in 200 innings. He has been successful in taking five wickets 37 times, while 8 times he has been successful in taking 10 or more wickets in a match. His best bowling innings in the match were 7 wickets for 59 runs and 13 wickets for 140 runs. Along with this, he has taken 156 wickets in 116 ODI matches. Ashwin has never taken five wickets in ODI cricket. Even in T20 international cricket, he could not score fifty out even once. He took 72 wickets in 65 matches.
Ashwin has also been successful as a batsman in Test cricket. He scored a lot of runs as an all-rounder. He scored 3503 runs in 151 innings of Test cricket, in which 6 centuries and 14 half-centuries came from his bat. His best score is 124 runs. In One Day International cricket, he got a chance to bat in 63 out of 116 innings and managed to score only 707 runs. He scored a half-century in ODI cricket. Ashwin has batted 19 times in T20 international cricket. He could score only 184 runs. His best score is 31 runs.