Ravichandran Ashwin’s father on Thursday alleged that his son took the shock retirement resolution due to humiliating therapy.
“The sudden change – retirement – gave us actually type of a shock. On the similar time, we had been anticipating it as a result of humiliation was occurring. How lengthy he can tolerate all these issues? Most likely, he would have selected his personal,” the premier off spinner’s father mentioned in an interview with CNN News18.
“I too got here to know final minute, truly. What was occurring in his thoughts I don’t know. He simply introduced. I too accepted it with full pleasure. I didn’t have any emotions in any respect for that. However the way in which he gave his retirement, I used to be very completely satisfied, one other half not completely satisfied as a result of he ought to have continued,” he mentioned.
The spinner known as time on his profession on Wednesday proper after the third India vs Australia Check match resulted in a draw. Ashwin’s resolution to retire in the course of the sequence, with two Assessments remaining did elevate some eyebrows. Particularly, because the fifth Check would favour spinners.
Within the three Assessments in Australia, he solely performed in a single Check. He retired from Indian cricket group with 537 Check scalps to his identify. His Check wicket tally is the second-highest for India, solely behind Anil Kumble’s 619.
Ashwin landed in Chennai on Thursday and had a message for his followers, saying that he was not accomplished with cricket.
Talking to media, the India legend reiterated that he’ll proceed to play for the Chennai Tremendous Kings franchise within the upcoming version of the Indian Premier League.
“I’m going to play for CSK. Don’t be stunned if I try to aspire to play for so long as I can. I don’t assume Ashwin the cricketer is completed, I believe Ashwin the Indian cricketer has in all probability known as it time. That’s it,” Ashwin mentioned.
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