Skipper Pat Cummins and prime Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon on Wednesday introduced a signed Australian Jersey to Ravichandran Ashwin as he bid adieu to cricket. It took many unexpectedly when Ashwin walked out with India captain Rohit Sharma to announce his worldwide retirement. The indicators have been there for the followers to see when a digital camera caught Ashwin and Virat Kohli sharing a heartfelt second on the final day of the Test. Ashwin was visibly emotional and Kohli embraced his good friend, which made it clear {that a} massive announcement was on the playing cards as soon as the Test match ended.
Since the phrase unfold about Ashwin’s retirement, needs have been pouring in, congratulating him for his illustrious profession.
In a video shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the second was captured when the 2 Aussie cricketers gave the signed Australian jersey to Ashwin within the hallway of the long-lasting Gabba in Brisbane.
“Well done mate, thank you, you have been great,” Pat Cummins stated whereas giving the signed jersey to the talisman India spinner.
Ashwin made his Test debut in 2011 towards West Indies following that red-ball cricket grew to become his forte. Ashwin featured in 106 Tests, picked up a whopping 537 wickets, together with 37 five-wicket hauls, and amassed 3,503 runs.
In Tests, Ashwin appeared in 23 matches towards Australia and picked up 115 wickets at an economic system charge of two.71.
The 38-year-old additionally holds the document for many wickets taken in a single Border-Gavaskar Trophy sequence. He picked up 29 wickets within the 2020-21 version of the distinguished sequence.
In the lengthy format, Ashwin holds loads of information that are exhausting to be damaged. The spinner holds the landmark of quickest Indian to say 350 Test wickets. He can be India’s second-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests, with 537 scalps at an economic system charge of two.83.
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