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Ravichandran Ashwin:-India’s veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has decided to retire from international cricket. He announced this in the press conference after the Gabba Test. Ashwin reached the press conference with captain Rohit Sharma and announced it there.
Before retirement, Ashwin was seen sitting with Virat Kohli in the dressing room. During this time Kohli also hugged him. Ashwin was a part of Team India in the Adelaide Day Night Test.
Ashwin has made many records for India
This 38-year-old spinner has made many records for India. He is at the seventh position in the list of highest wicket takers in Tests. Ashwin has 537 wickets in 106 Tests. His best bowling is seven wickets for 59 runs. During this, his average has been 24.00 and strike rate 50.73. Ashwin is the second highest wicket taker in Tests after Anil Kumble. Kumble had 619 Test wickets to his name. Ashwin’s announcement is surprising, because he was the edge of the Indian spin attack on Indian soil. Since his debut at home, whenever he was selected in the squad, he has played Test matches every time. He has not missed any Test at home
Ashwin has the second highest five-wicket haul
Ashwin has 37 five-wicket hauls in Tests, which is the highest by any Indian bowler. Kumble is followed by him. Kumble took five wickets in an innings 35 times in Tests. Overall, the record for taking the most five-wicket hauls in an innings is held by Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan. He did this 67 times. Ashwin is jointly second with Shane Warne.
Ashwin’s batting is also impressive
Apart from playing 106 Tests, Ashwin was also a part of Team India in 116 ODIs and 65 T20s. He took 156 wickets in ODIs and 72 wickets in T20s. His best bowling in ODIs is four wickets for 25 runs and four wickets for eight runs in T20s. His economy in ODIs has been 4.93 and in T20s it has been 6.90. However, he could not take five wickets in an innings even once in both of these. Apart from this, Ashwin has also scored a lot of runs in Tests. He has 3503 runs in Tests. During this, his average has been 25.75. Ashwin’s highest score in Tests has been 124 runs. He has scored six centuries and 14 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has scored 707 runs in ODIs at an average of 16.44 and 184 runs in T20s at a strike rate of 114.99.
Ashwin will be seen playing for CSK in IPL
Ashwin made his international cricket debut on June 5, 2010 in an ODI against Sri Lanka in Harare. At the same time, he made his T20 debut on June 12, 2010 against Zimbabwe in Harare. Ashwin’s Test debut was in 2011 against West Indies in Delhi. He is also the player who has won the most Player of the Series awards in Tests. He has won the Player of the Series award 11 times in Tests. In this case, he is at par with Muralitharan. Ashwin was part of the Indian team that won the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013. However, after this he could not win any ICC trophy.
Ashwin has been a regular part of India in Tests. However, he is out of the team in ODIs. He has been coming and going in the team in T20. He was not the first choice in the squad for the 2021 and 2022 T20 World Cups. However, he was included when someone was injured or unfit. Now this legendary spinner of India will be seen playing only in the IPL. He has been included in the Chennai Super Kings team.
