Ravichandran Ashwin played 106 Test matches for India picking up a massive 537 wickets at an impeccable average of 24. At the end of the Gabba Test in Brisbane which ended in a draw, Ashwin confirmed that he is retiring from international cricket.
Ravichandran Ashwin has announced his retirement from international cricket. India’s off-spinner played only a solitary Test in the ongoing Australia tour and finished with 537 wickets to his name. He played 107 Test matches for India picking a plethora of wickets at an average of 24 picking up a massive 37 five-wicket hauls and eight 10-wicket match hauls. His strike rate of 50.7 and economy of 2.83 are among the best for the bowler who bowled almost 13,000 deliveries in his Test career.
The 38-year-old made an official announcement in the post-match press conference as the Test match between India and Australia at Gabba in Brisbane ended in a draw. The last match of Ashwin’s career turned out to be the pink-ball Test in Adelaide where he scored 29 runs across two innings and picked up one wicket.
“This will be my last year as an Indian cricketer in all formats at the international level. I feel there’s a little bit of punch left in me as a cricketer, but I’d like to express that, showcase that in club-level cricket,” Ashwin said in the press conference at the end of Gabba Test.
Overall, India’s modern-day spin legend ended up playing 106 Tests, 116 ODIs and 65 T20Is accounting for 537, 156 and 72 wickets respectively.
