Delhi: Indian cricket team’s veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin suddenly announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday (December 18). He took this decision after the draw of the Gabba Test match on Wednesday.
AUS vs IND: Gabba Test washed out due to rain, after the third match both teams are tied at 1-1 in the series.
It is believed that Indian cricket is going to go through a major change. According to Cricbuzz reports, many senior players may retire before the Test series against England in June-July next year, which includes the names of senior players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravindra Jadeja, etc. Are included.
One reason for this is that even if the Indian team is not able to qualify for the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2025, many senior players can say goodbye to Test cricket.
On the other hand, in the Perth Test, Washington Sundar was played in place of Ashwin, which made it clear that Ashwin would not get many chances now. It was surprising for an experienced player like Ashwin, who has taken more than 500 wickets, to sit out.
Ashwin’s international cricket career
The right-arm spinner took 537 wickets in 106 matches in his Test career and scored 3,503 runs with the bat. He took 156 wickets in 116 matches in ODI and 72 wickets in T20.
