Ravichandran Ashwin Retirement: Three reasons why Star all-rounder chose to retire his international career

Legendary Indian off-spinner R Ashwin shocked everyone when de decided to announce his retirement from international cricket on December 18, after the end of the third Test of ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25in Brisbane, which turned out to be a draw due to rain.

Ashwin was one of the greatest cricketers of his time, as he had played 106 matches, scored 3530 runs and taken 537 wickets. This might be the very reason why a lot of fans, commentators and experts were shocked when he suddenly made this unexpected call on Wednesday.

When Ashwin was seen hugging Virat Kohli in the dressing room on Day 5 of the Gabba Test, people started interpreting and making rumours about this. Ashwin then accompanied Rohit Sharma to the post-match conference where he declared his retirement and left. Although a lot of people have thought it to be shocking, it seems that Ashwin has given it careful thought, and the spinner will go back home on Thursday.

Why did Ashwin announce retirement?

Jadeja secured his spot in MCG
The first reason might be that Ravindra Jadeja secured his place in India’s starting lineup for the remainder of the series. Even though he has not been sufficient with the ball, it looks like Jadeja will be selected first, even if the spinners may recieve some help.

Sundar picked over Ashwin
When talking about Ashwin’s retirement, Sunil Gavaskar stated that Washington Sundar might be higher in the selection than the seasoned spinner. Sundar also appears to be the favourite of new management.

No home Tests series till August 2025
Ashwin has a spectacular record in India. Now since Jadeja is the obvious choice for foreign conditions and Sundar entering the scenario, Ashwin might have felt it to be better to leave at this point.

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