Ravichandran Ashwin retired from international cricket: When the second session of the fifth day of the Brisbane Test came to an end, news of retirement started coming from the Team India camp. There were speculations that perhaps captain Rohit Sharma could take a big decision and make a big announcement about captaincy or his Test career. However, when the match ended, everyone was shocked, because veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from his international career. Ashwin's retirement seemed very unlikely, but this bowler announced his retirement in the middle of the Australia tour.
Ashwin commanded the spin department of Team India for years and gave many match-winning performances in Tests for India. His importance may have been less abroad, but there has been no bigger match winner than him in domestic Test matches.
3 players who can replace Ravichandran Ashwin in the Indian Test team: In such a situation, after Ashwin's retirement, the Indian team will now face the challenge of finding his replacement. In this article, we are going to mention 3 such players, who can become an option to fill Ashwin's place in the Test team.
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The name of Mumbai's young all-rounder Tanush Kotian has been in the news in domestic cricket for some time. This player has consistently performed well in red ball cricket and has shown his all-round ability. Tanush is an off-break bowler and also bats. In such a situation, he can get a place in the Test team as an alternative to Ashwin. In his first class career, he has taken 101 wickets in 33 matches so far and has also scored 1525 runs.
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Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav had to sit out of the playing 11 despite performing well on many occasions due to the pair of Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. In such a situation, now after Ashwin's retirement, Kuldeep's luck may shine and he can be seen playing regularly in the Test team.
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Among the contenders to replace Ravichandran Ashwin, the strongest claim seems to be that of Tamil Nadu's Washington Sundar. Sundar has contributed with both his bowling and batting in recent times. He has consistently taken wickets in domestic cricket and has also done wonders with the bat. Sundar is also an off-spinner like Ashwin. In such a situation, Team India will definitely be looking to prepare him as an alternative to Ashwin.
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