A legend bowed out in a matter-of-fact manner at the Gabba on Wednesday night. Soon after the third Test ended in a draw, R. Ashwin accompanied captain Rohit Sharma to the press conference hall. Soon, the ace spinner made it clear why he was here and announced his immediate retirement from international cricket.
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His statement read: “I really don’t want this to happen to myself. Honestly, I think if (Jasprit) Bumrah was here or Akash Deep It will be better here. But Rohit (Sharma) is unlucky to have me with him. This will be the end of my time as an Indian cricketer in all formats of international competition. “
India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests praised his teammates, especially Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, who helped him pick up 537 wickets in the longest format of the game.
“I had a lot of fun. I must say I made a lot of memories with Rohit and a few other teammates, even though I lost some of them over the last few years. We were the last OGs. Obviously there were a lot of people Thank you, but I would not be fulfilling my duty if I did not thank BCCI and other teammates, I would like to give a few examples of all the coaches who have been part of this journey, most importantly Rohit, Virat (Kohli), Ajinkya (Rahane). ), (Cheteshwar) Pujara, they have given me the number of wickets I have managed to overcome over the years by taking great catches.”
“A big thanks also to Cricket Australia, they are very fierce competitors. I enjoyed my time playing against them. I think it’s been a long time. I’m not going to answer any questions. But it’s been a really exciting time. moment. I don’t think I can answer these questions in the right way, so please forgive me. Again, it’s my time. Thank you for always being a journalist and writing good stuff, and sometimes nasty stuff. thing.”
“I think we will have this relationship forever and I hope future cricketers get the same amount of love. Thank you all again and yeah, see you soon. As a cricketer, I will stop by and I Probably will continue to play because this is a game that gave me everything.”
