Anushka Sharma hails R Ashwin’s legacy as he retires from international cricket
Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket, leaving behind an illustrious career celebrated by cricket legends and Bollywood stars.
Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket, leaving behind an illustrious career celebrated by cricket legends and Bollywood stars.
Moments after the rain-marred Brisbane Test ended in a draw, India’s star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday shocked the cricketing world by announcing his immediate retirement from international cricket, midway through the Border-Gavaskar series.
Continuing from where he left in the first innings, Jadeja, who took a fifer on day 1, once again tormented the Kiwi batters on a crumbling surface which according to his long-time spin twin Ashwin was slower than expected.
In seven innings at this venue in Tests, Ashwin now has two hundreds and another fifty-plus score.
Recalling his interaction with Gambhir during his first full Test series for India in 2012, Ashwin revealed that the opening batter was one of the very few from outside his home state of Tamil Nadu to give him a lot of confidence as a new-comer.
Ashwin share insights around his mental strength that came to his rescue to stay strong especially, when he was made to sit on the bench during the 2011 World Cup, or the 2013 Champions Trophy.
The 33-year old picked colleagues Cheteshwar Pujara, Shikhar Dhawn and skipper Virat Kohli as the teammates he spends a lot of time with.
Bhajji, as the former Mumbai Indians star is known as, went on to call Ashwin a "legend in the making".
The 45-year-old's term recently came to an end.
While Pooran was set to re-join the club for the T20 Blast, left-arm spinner Maharaj was due to play the first couple of matches in the county championship.
