The Indian best spinner of all time, Ravichandran Ashwin, bid farewell to international cricket after the 3rd Boarder Gavaskar Trophy Match as both teams ended up in a draw due to a lot of rain interruption.
Ashwin is one of the best spinners in the world and has been at the top of the bowling ranking over the decades, where he dominated test cricket most. It is going to be quite hard to fill his shoes, and in recent times, the bowling unit of the Indians has been disappointing, except for Bumrah. No other bowler can have the guts to win the match for them.
Ashwin is one of the smartest cricketers in the world who knows every rule of cricket and even used it many times to give an advantage to the team. They helped Team India to win many matches, and the most recent one was the winning shot he played against the Pakistan team in the T20I World Cup match.
Ravichandran Ashwin Career Stats
Let’s check out Ravichandran Ashwin’s bowling and batting stats in the international matches as he thrives in the test matches. He is the second-highest wicket-taker in Indian cricket, with 765 wickets in 379 innings.
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 106 | 200 | 537 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 24.00 | 2.83 | 50.7 | 25 | 37 | 8 |
| ODIs | 116 | 114 | 156 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 33.20 | 4.93 | 40.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 65 | 65 | 72 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 23.22 | 6.90 | 20.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 106 | 151 | 15 | 3503 | 124 | 25.75 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| ODIs | 116 | 63 | 20 | 707 | 65 | 16.44 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| T20Is | 65 | 19 | 12 | 184 | 31* | 26.28 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
What Did Ravichandran Ashwin Said On His Retirement Speech
“This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer in all formats at the international level,” Ashwin said after the Brisbane Test at a press conference. “I do feel there’s a bit of punch left in me as a cricketer, but I would like to express that and probably showcase that in club-level cricket, but this will be the last day [for India]
“I’ve had a lot of fun. I must say I have created a lot of memories alongside Rohit Sharma and several of my other team-mates, even though I have lost some of them [from the India team] over the last few years. We’re the last bunch of OGs, if we can say that, left out in the dressing room, and I will be marking this as my date of having played at this level.
“Obviously there are a lot of people to thank, but I would be failing in my duties if I didn’t thank the BCCI and the fellow team-mates. Several of them. I want to name a few of them. All the coaches who have been part of the journey. Most importantly, Rohit, Virat [Kohli], Ajinkya [Rahane], [Cheteshwar] Pujara, who have taken those splendid catches around the bat to give me the number of wickets I’ve managed to get over the years.
“Also a big thank you to the Australian cricket team, who have been very fierce competitors. I have enjoyed my time playing against them.”
“Truly a very emotional moment. I don’t think I am in a position where I would be answering the questions in the right way. Please pardon me for that. Thanks for being the journalists you’ve been, writing good things and of course writing nasty things on occasions. That’s a relationship I think we would maintain forever, and I hope the cricketers to come in the future will also get the same amount of love.”
“See you soon. As a cricketer, I have just stopped it. Might go on to be involved with the game, because this is a game that has given me everything.”
What Rohit Sharma Said About Ashwin
“Some decisions are very personal and I don’t think too many questions should be asked or raised. If a player has [made] a choice, he has to be given that choice, and somebody like Ashwin who has been there for us for so many years is allowed to make those kind of decisions on his own and we as team-mates have to respect it. He was very sure about what he wanted to do and the team has complete backing of his thought process.
“Obviously, there’s a bit of gap [between Tests] now so for us, as a team, to regroup and collect our thoughts on this is very, very crucial right now. We’ve got some time to think about how we need to proceed further. But speaking about Ash, he was very very sure about his decision.
“I heard [about the plan to retire] when I came to Perth. Obviously I was not there for the first three or four days of the first Test match, but this was in his mind since then and there are obviously a lot of things that went behind it.
I’m pretty sure Ash will be in a position to answer that but he understands what the team is thinking, he understands what kind of combinations we are thinking, and when we came here as well, we were not sure about which spinner is going to play. We just wanted to assess and see what kind of conditions we get in front of us.
“But when I arrived in Perth, this was a chat we had and I somehow convinced him to stay for the pink-ball Test match and then, it just happened so that if he felt that if I’m not needed right now in the series, I’m better off saying goodbye to the game.
“But obviously we’ve not been to Melbourne yet so we don’t know what sort of conditions we expect there and what sort of combination. But just keeping Ash particularly in mind, giving him that respect that if this is what he thinks, we should allow him to think that way. And we should all stand by what he is thinking at this point in time.
“That is what I’m thinking right now and that is the kind of chat we’ve had as well – me and Gautam Gambhir as well. It’s important when a player like him who has had so many moments with the Indian team and he’s been a truly a big match-winner for us is allowed to make those decisions on his own and if it was now, so be it.”
Ashwin will play in the TNPL and IPL, as the CSK Team recently signed him for INR 9.75 crore in the recent mega IPL auction.
What Virat Kohli Said About Ashwin
I’ve played with you for 14 years and when you told me today you’re retiring, it made me a bit emotional and the flashbacks of all those years playing together came to me. I’ve enjoyed every bit of the journey with you ash, your skill and match winning contributions to Indian cricket are second to none and you will always and always be remembered as a legend of Indian cricket.
Wish you nothing but the best in your life with your family and everything else that it unfolds for you. With massive respect and lots of love to you and your close ones. Thanks for everything buddy.
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