In a collection that marked a spree of lows regardless of successful the primary Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth towards Australia, India’s largest jolt occurred after the third Take a look at in Brisbane as veteran off-spinner R Ashwin referred to as time on his worldwide profession after lacking out on two video games within the collection. Former Australia wicket-keeper Brad Haddin, nonetheless, discovered the timing of Ashwin’s retirement ‘humorous’.
With the collection locked at 1-1 after Gabba, India went onto drop each the Boxing Day and New 12 months’s Take a look at in Melbourne and Sydney earlier than conceding the trophy again to Australia after 10 years.
Haddin mentioned that Ashwin wouldn’t have been too happy after being snubbed from the aspect for 2 video games which might have led him to the retirement name, bluntly stating that the India nice was a ‘jack of not getting picked’.
“The primary three Take a look at matches, they performed three completely different spinners, so that they arrived right here not understanding what their recreation model goes to be round right here. It shouldn’t be a shock while you get right here, they’ve performed right here sufficient, they’ve success right here so the Ashwin retiring mid-series was a humorous one. I don’t assume we’ve heard the final of that but. I feel he was simply jack of not getting picked,” Haddin mentioned on the Willow Discuss podcast.
Ashwin retired as India’s second-highest worldwide (765) and Take a look at (537) wicket-taker behind Anil Kumble throughout a 14-year-long India profession.
“I feel he sees himself because the primary spinner. His document is elite, and he simply went, ‘You already know what I’m not sitting on the bench. In case you can’t resolve that I’m your finest spinner, I’m achieved. I’ve performed sufficient. I don’t want this.’ I don’t assume we now have heard the top of that,” Haddin mentioned.
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