Ashwin retires from India duties, to focus on domestic cricket
Ravichandran Ashwin retires from India national team duties at 38 years old on Wednesday to focus more on domestic cricket.
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ASHWIN RETIRES FROM INTL CRICKET, MAKES IT OFFICIAL AT BRISBANE CONFERENCE
Ashwin retires from international cricket, as he made it official at a Brisbane news conference.
This was after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Furthermore, the 38-year-old bowling all-rounder cited his preference to end his stint in international cricket for India.
Moreover, Ashwin hinted that fans can still see him in action in Indian domestic cricket moving forward.
He is scheduled to leave from Brisbane and head back to India on Thursday.
“This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer in all formats at the international level,” Ashwin told reporters.
VETERAN CRICKETER DECIDES TO RETIRE DUE TO ‘PERSISTENT KNEE PROBLEM’
Moreover, the veteran cricketer decided to retire, the report said, due to a “persistent knee problem.”
Furthermore, the 38-year-old Madras native, the India Times report said, only informed family members a day before his announcement/.
Ashwin’s last Test was in Adelaide, where India lost by 10 wickets, and he took a single wicket to finish with figures of 1/53 in 18 overs.
“I do feel there’s a bit of punch left in me as a cricketer, but I would like to express that probably showcase that in club-level cricket,” Ashwin said.
“But this will be the last day (for India),” he added.
‘THANKFUL’ FOR BCCI, KOHLI, SHARMA, INDIAN ‘OG’ TEAMMATES FOR THE EXPERIENCE
Furthermore, Ashwin was “thankful for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), fellow veterans Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma for the experiences together.
Moreover, he also paid gratitude to his “OG” teammates at India “the last few years.”
“”Obviously there are a lot of people to thank, but I would be failing in my duties if I didn’t thank the BCCI and the fellow teammates,” Ashwin said.
“Most importantly, Rohit, Virat [Kohli], Ajinkya [Rahane], [Cheteshwar] Pujara, who have taken those splendid catches around the bat to give me the number of wickets I’ve managed to get over the years,” he added.
He would also later paid tribute to the Australian cricket team, which he described as “very fierce competitors” and whom he “enjoyed my time playing against them.”
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