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Former India -off -spinner R Ashwin thought of retiring after his hundredth Test but took this decision in the midst of tour to Australia so that the ‘Purra circle’ did not reiterate again about his place in the final XI …Read more
R Ashwin made a big disclosure of the game inside the team
Highlights
- Ashwin thought of retirement after the 100th Test.
- Decided to retire when he did not get a place in Perth Test.
- Ashwin is playing for Chennai in IPL 2025.
New Delhi. It is very difficult to say when the buried spark spreads like a fire and when who gets caught in whose grip. Something happens in cricket also when a cricketer suddenly retired and then there is a possibility that the secret will come out at some time why he had to retire in such a hurry. R Ashwin, who recently retired, has also done the work of giving air to the suppressed spark.
Former India -off -spinner R Ashwin thought of retiring after his hundredth Test but took this decision in the midst of the tour of Australia so that the ‘entire circle’ about his place in the final eleventh would not be repeated again.
Was there consent on retirement or not?
In the new podcast of Chennai Super Kings, Ashwin told Mike Hassi, the fellow player of the Chennai team that he had decided to retire after not getting a place in the team in the Perth Test against Australia. If I did not get a place in the Perth Test, then I thought that this whole circle is not to be repeated again. In the eyes of the people, there is a very low price for your emotion. They do not understand what feelings you are going through. I was thinking about retirement and then I felt that this is the right time. In that match, Washington Sundar got a chance to play Ashwin. Ashwin played the second Test in Adelaide but was not given a chance in the third Test on Gaba, after which he announced his retirement.
Retirement plan was after 100th Test
Ashwin said, “To be honest, I wanted to retire after my hundredth Test (in Dharamshala in March 2024), then I thought that I would take another chance in the domestic season because I was playing well, taking wickets, scoring.” He said, “I thought,” I thought that I would take retirement after Chennai Test (against Bangladesh) but then I took six wickets and script. ” It is very difficult to leave while performing well. “Ashwin said,” I played again and then we lost to New Zealand. Then I thought that let’s see how the performance is on Australia tour. The last time I had a good performance on Australia tour. “Ashwin, who took 537 Test wickets for India, said,” I was enjoying the game but was working hard physically and mentally for this. The most important thing was that I wanted to spend time with the family. ”
