Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket

[honestbharani]

Wait is this a thing? I thought it was mostly Australians

Yeah I dont recall anyone here doing that as India fans.

Well maybe Shri, but well, its Shri.

 

[ankitj]

make flatter pitches and win through kuldeep's accuracy/variations and bumrah's reverse as well as jaiswal, gill, pant putting up massive scores.

sort of like the mid 2000s-early 2010s where ind did similar with kumble and zaheer.

Kuldeep getting sustained opportunities in test is long overdue. Hope he becomes a permanent fixture now. But then again, if we want to keep popping up our hapless batting, he might still be behind Axar and Washington in the pecking order.

 

[ankitj]

I am massively angry with the direction of Indian Cricket in last few months .
Ashwin retires after 1 bad home series whereas Rohit and Kohli are still in the team after doing nothing for 5 years .

Number of MoS awards in Test
Ashwin: 11( World record )
Kohli: 3
Rohit :1
Guess which player had to retire after 1 bad series.

Ironically Ashwin has to retire because those two are so **** and we are tempted to pick Jadeja and Washington over him for their batting.

 

[PaulLennon]

Kuldeep getting sustained opportunities in test is long overdue. Hope he becomes a permanent fixture now. But then again, if we want to keep popping up our hapless batting, he might still be behind Axar and Washington in the pecking order.

play jadeja washi kuldeep along with 2 pacers. axar replaces jadeja when jadeja retires.

 

[honestbharani]

Looks like this was on his mind from even before the home season started, going by what one of his friends posted on instagram. Apparently he wanted to pull the plug after the NZ series as well. So I am assuming at some level, the physical demands of international cricket and whether he was upto it now at this age also must have factored in. It was obvious this season esp. that his later spells kept getting worse and worse when even the year before, it was not the case.

 

[nightprowler10]

I genuinely thought he was younger than 38.

Still, a bit of a shock. Kudos to him, when you're done you're done, but seems premature based on his form not that long ago.

I don't know much about him, but is he susceptible to emotional decisions? Is he going to unretire like Pak bros often do?

 

[Sunil1z]

Ironically Ashwin has to retire because those two are so **** and we are tempted to pick Jadeja and Washington over him for their batting.

Well if you believe Cricbuzz, there are more retirements if we lose the series

 

[PaulLennon]

Those 4 BGTs Ashwin played huge role.


2017 - Saved Ind's ass in Bangalore 4th innings and then bowled well in Dharamsala 3rd innings
2018 - Played in only Adelaide. Helped with a partnership with Pujara and then bowled well in both innings.
2020 - Was great with the ball in MCG and then saved SCG with a sore back.
2023 - Saved the 2nd test with Axar with the bat and then bowled out Aus with Jadeja with the ball.

 

[ankitj]

Well if you believe Cricbuzz, there are more retirements if we lose the series View attachment 43453

Who retired in 2008? Cricbuzz is so crappy.

 

[PaulLennon]

Who retired in 2008? Cricbuzz is so crappy.

Kumble, Ganguly

 

[ankitj]

Kumble, Ganguly

They didn't retire during Australia "tour". They retired during/after home series. They are probably thinking 2011-12 but can't be bothered to double check.

 

[Flem274*]

One half of the most lethal spin duo in Asia ever, and eventually evolved into a solid option in SENA.

He will not be replaced easily and achieved so much.

 

[Daemon]

Ashwin retires after 1 bad home series whereas Rohit and Kohli are still in the team after doing nothing for 5 years .

Unfair to group Rohit with Kohli. Rohit’s decline is a lot more recent.

 

[PaulLennon]

Unfair to group Rohit with Kohli. Rohit’s decline is a lot more recent.

yup. rohit was good from 2019-early 2024 when kohli, pujara, rahane declined.

 

[Migara]

Ashwin has a very similar character to Sanga. Combative, sharp, not taking a back foot in verbals etc. Both knew when to pull the plug when they felt it was time.

Ashwin now most likely play few seasons of county cricket, terrorize them for few seasons, and may settle as a spin bowling coach with a massive fat cheque.

This opens up chances for Kuldeep who is a wonderful bowler

 

[the big bambino]

Most players hang out for a farewell series or test at home, but not Ashwin. Retiring mid series at 1-1 when his form is still ok and where he could have looked forward to Melbourne, is a retirement fitting his personality if not his stature.

 

[social]

I hate Melbourne weather as much as anyone but retiring to avoid it is a bit extreme

 

[social]

Kuldeep getting sustained opportunities in test is long overdue. Hope he becomes a permanent fixture now. But then again, if we want to keep popping up our hapless batting, he might still be behind Axar and Washington in the pecking order.

Isn’t he injured?

 

[Coronis]

Isn’t he injured?

Yeah. I assume they’re talking about in general for India after the series.

 

[centurymaker]

Champion bowler. ATG cricketer.
All time top 5 test player for India.
Joint most 11 MOTS awards. Out and out biggest match winner India has ever had, particularly at home.

Should have hung around till the end of the series. Pretty sure he would have played at SCG (at least). He was still good enough to help the side. Obviously his bowling had regressed in last 12 months or so. There were signs in the Eng series earlier this year. But I think he could have played another home season or at least a farewell home test vs Windies next October. Deserved a proper farewell.