Ravichandran Ashwin stunned the cricket world on Wednesday by asserting his resolution to retire from worldwide cricket, following which present and former cricketers queued up on the internet to congratulate the legendary off-spinner for a profitable profession.
Ashwin, who completed his profession with 537 Test wickets which might be second solely to Anil Kumble’s 619 in India’s bowling historical past, made his resolution public on the press convention following the drawn third Test in opposition to Australia in Brisbane,
“This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer in all formats at an international level,” stated the 38-yr-outdated Ashwin, earlier than including that he’ll stay accessible for franchise cricket.
R Ashwin retirement press convention: Emotional hug with Rohit as Ashwin retires from all codecs
The pink-ball Test in Adelaide marked his final look in worldwide cricket, as he was not included within the eleven for the third Test in Brisbane.
Here’s how Ashwin’s teammates, coaches and cricketers from different elements of the world reacted to his retirement:
“The privilege of seeing you grow from a young bowler to a legend of modern cricket is something that I wouldn’t trade for the world.” – India’s chief coach, Gautam Gambhir
“I’ve played with you for 14 years and when you told me today you’re retiring, it made me a bit emotional and the flashbacks of all those years playing together came to me. I’ve enjoyed every bit of the journey with you Ash, your skill and match winning contributions to Indian cricket are second to none and you will always and always be remembered as a legend of Indian cricket.” – Virat Kohli
“Your ambition as a test cricketer was admirable. Well done for being the flag bearer of Indian spin for more than a decade. Be very proud of your achievements and hopefully see you more often now.” – Harbhajan Singh
“Retiring as India’s second-highest wicket-taker in test cricket is nothing short of monumental. Combine that with his invaluable batting contributions, and you get one of the game’s solid all-rounders.” – Irfan Pathan
“A GOAT retires. Well done on what’s been an outstanding career. Proud to have played with you and definitely the greatest ever to have played from TAMILNADU.” -Dinesh Karthik
“He wasn’t just a match winner, he was a series winner.” – Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer
“Thanks Ashwin…Have loved watching you play for India.” – Former England captain Michael Vaughan
