Pat Cummins Surprised By Ravichandran Ashwin's Sudden Retirement
After the end of the Gabba Test, the Indian star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement in the press conference with skipper Rohit Sharma. Ashwin’s sudden announcement shocked everyone from both the Indian and Australian teams. He announced his retirement from international cricket after the Brisbane Test ended in a draw, which resulted in the series being tied at 1-1. The speculation of his retirement started building when he became emotional and was seen hugging Virat Kohli.
The Australian skipper, Pat Cummins, reacted to Ashwin’s sudden retirement and said that it was a bit of a surprise. He said that Ashwin has been a fantastic player all around the world and has a longevity that many spinners don’t have.
"Ravichandran Ashwin is one of the all-time greats" - Pat Cummins
Cummins praised Ashwin as one of the all-time greats and said he has always been a fantastic competitor who has had a lot of battles against them over the years in Australia as well as in India.
“The timing was a bit of a surprise. He’s been a fantastic player all around the world. There aren’t too many fidget spinners that have that kind of longevity. He’ll go down as one of the all-time greats. He was always a fantastic competitor. We had a lot of battles against him over the years here in Australia as well as over in India. Just a massive respect from our change room to the career that he’s had.”
RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN TEST CAREER
The 38-year-old player has played a total of 106 Tests, taking 537 wickets, which includes 37 five-wicket hauls. In his whole career he not only contributed with the ball but with the bat also, scoring 3503 runs, smashing 6 centuries and 14 half-centuries.
Ashwin is the seventh-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history and the second-highest for India.