Ravi Ashwin Retirement Controversy: While Indian fans were celebrating due to the Gaba Test match ending in a draw, R Ashwin, who arrived with captain Rohit Sharma in the press conference, made a big announcement. Ashwin disappointed the fans in a moment by announcing his retirement from international cricket. After this sudden decision to retire, many questions started arising continuously. At the same time, the next day of retirement i.e. today, Ashwin has returned to his home in Chennai, where the family welcomed him warmly.
During this time, while talking to News 18, Ashwin's father made a sensational revelation. He claimed that Ashwin was humiliated in Team India and due to this he was forced to retire.
Ravichandran Ashwin's father told that he himself came to know at the last moment that Ashwin is retiring. The father further said that I do not know what was going on in his mind. He just took the decision immediately. I also accepted it with full happiness. I had no feelings for it. But the way he announced his retirement, on one hand I was very happy, on the other hand I was not happy because he should have continued playing.
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Was Ravi Ashwin forced to retire?: The real reason behind Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement from the Indian team was not told, but he somewhere indicated that not getting a regular place in the playing eleven despite his brilliant record must have been humiliating for him.
His father further said that (retirement) is his (Ashwin's) wish and desire, I cannot interfere in it, but the way he retired, there can be many reasons for it. Only Ashwin knows, perhaps due to humiliation.
R Ashwin's father also revealed that he did not have much involvement in Ashwin's cricket career. He used to just take him on bike for practice. He said,
"I used to pick him up on bike and drop him for practice. I was not much involved in his cricket. What I did was to encourage him to focus on both studies and cricket. At home I used to talk to him, that's all. He did everything else (on his own). I did not do anything, because his clever mind and talent made him move ahead on his own. I did not help him much in cricket, but he did everything (on his own) on his own and with his brain work."
R Ashwin, who took the second highest number of wickets in international cricket for the Indian team, did not get a chance to play his farewell match. He got a chance in the Adelaide Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but he did not get a place in the playing-11 in the Gabba Test match. Jadeja was given a chance in his place. Jadeja played an important innings with the bat in the Gabba Test and after which it was expected that Jadeja would get a chance in the remaining two matches. In such a situation, Ashwin did not get a chance to play his farewell match.
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