The plot behind Ravichandran Ashwin’s worldwide retirement thickens because the India all-rounder returned dwelling from Australia on Thursday. Ashwin, who rapidly flew out of Australia after leaving the cricket world shocked along with his retirement choice, obtained a heat welcome on the Chennai airport. Even Ashwin’s father and mom, who met him upon return to Chennai with tears of their eyes, admitted that the information was as a lot a shock to them because it was to hundreds of thousands of his followers throughout the globe.
In reality, Ashwin’s father went on to say that ‘humiliation’ could possibly be one of many causes behind the Test nice’s choice to name it quits from worldwide cricket so all of the sudden.
“I too got here to know final minute, truly,” Ashwin’s father instructed News 18. “What was occurring in his thoughts I do not know. He simply introduced. I too accepted it with full pleasure. I didn’t have any emotions in any respect for that. But the best way he gave his retirement, one half I used to be very blissful, one other half not blissful as a result of he ought to have continued.”
“(Retiring) is his (Ashwin’s) want and need, I can’t intervene in that, however the best way by which he gave that, there could possibly be many causes. Only Ashwin is aware of, possibly humiliation,” he added.
“No doubt about it (emotional second for the household) as a result of he was on the sphere for 14-15 years. The sudden change, retirement, gave us actually type of a shock.
Ashwin has been on the prime of his recreation, particularly in Test cricket, for a couple of decade. He ends his profession because the second-highest wicket-taker for the nation, not simply in Tests however in worldwide cricket. Ashwin’s father feels he would’ve continued taking part in however needed to name it quits as a result of he was being ‘humiliated’.
“Definitely, little doubt about it (being emotional for the household), as a result of he was on the sphere for 14-15 years. The sudden change – retirement – gave us actually type of a shock. At the identical time, we had been anticipating it as a result of humiliation was occurring. How lengthy he can tolerate all these issues? Probably, he would have selected his personal,” Ravichandran mentioned.
Ashwin solely featured within the pink-ball Test for India in opposition to Australia, changing Washington Sundar, who was most popular for the opening match in Perth. In the third Test at Brisbane, Ashwin discovered himself on the bench once more, with Ravindra Jadeja taking his spot within the staff.
The trace from the staff administration was clear, Ashwin wasn’t India’s No. 1 spinner in Tests anymore.
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