Ravichandran Ashwin, a true legend of the Indian team, will no longer play for the Indian team. He announced his retirement from international cricket during the series between India and Australia. This means that he will not feature in the remaining two matches for India. Ashwin’s sudden decision shocked the world. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been played in three matches so far and he has only played in one match. In the second match, he was given one chance in eleven runs in which he took a wicket on his account. Ravindra Jadeja got a chance to replace him in the third match and as soon as the game was over, Ashwin’s innings was over as well. Meanwhile, there are some similarities between Ashwin’s retirement and MS Dhoni’s retirement that may shock you.
Ten years ago, MS Dhoni left Test cricket in 2014
MS Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2014. Even then, the Indian team was touring Australia. A four-match series would follow and after the third game, Mahendra Singh Dhoni suddenly announced that he would not play Test cricket from now on. A third test was also conducted in 2014, and a third test was also conducted this time. There was one game left in the series when Dhoni announced his retirement, but Dhoni ended his Test career there without playing the final Test. The final Test of the series was also played in Sydney. This time the third race is also held in Melbourne before the final race will be held in Sydney.
Ashwin’s story is similar to Dhoni’s
Ravichandran Ashwin took this decision exactly ten years after Dhoni retired. This time, the team will also go on tour in Australia. Like Dhoni, Ashwin did not play any more matches after announcing his retirement. Ashwin also stopped short of saying that the next or last game of the series will also be his last. As soon as the news broke, retirement began.
Now Ashwin and Dhoni will play together in IPL for CSK
Interestingly, even though Ashwin is now away from international cricket, he will still be seen playing in the IPL. In this auction, CSK (i.e. Chennai Super Kings) took him to court. This means that he will join his old teammate MS Dhoni in the yellow jersey in the IPL. Ashwin may also retire from the IPL wearing the yellow jersey. Because the teams currently formed in IPL last for three years. Even after three years, there is little hope of Ashwin featuring in the IPL. It remains to be seen what decision Ashwin takes regarding his future career.
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