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The cricketing fraternity left in shock after veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced sudden retirement from international cricket during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy down under. The 38-year-old confirmed his exit from the game during a press conference with Indian skipper Rohit Sharma after the third Test of the series at Gabba in Brisbane.
Ravichandran Ashwin has retired as one of the most successful spin bowlers for India. He is second after Anil Kumble in the list of leading wicket takers for India in Test cricket. However, the fans are still puzzled over Ashwin’s sudden retirement in between of a five-match Test series. In the following listicle, we will discuss three major reasons why Ashwin may have announced his retirement from international cricket.
Why did R Ashwin announced his retirement?
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No place in playing XI for remaining BGT Tests
One of the main reasons for Ravichandran Ashwin to announce sudden retirement could be that he won’t be in the scheme of things for the remaining two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India played three different spinners in the first three Test matches of the series. Ashwin also got a chance to play in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide but couldn’t do anything remarkable with both bat and ball. It looks like the management may have informed Ashwin that he won’t be a part of the playing XI for the remaining two Test matches.
