After the Gabba Test, a shocking twist came when 38-year-old Ravichandran Ashwin suddenly announced his retirement from international cricket along with captain Rohit Sharma in a press conference. This decision shocked everyone, and now questions are being raised in the cricket world as to why Ashwin took such a step. But Ashwin is not alone; After the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar series, many other senior players are also seriously considering their future.
If the Indian team does not make it to the final of the World Test Championship after winning the trophy, then it will have to play five Test matches on the England tour in June-July next year. At present, young players are being given a chance in the Indian team, just like it happened in 2012-13, when cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman retired one by one.
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Now in this wind of change, senior players like Rohit Sharma (37), Virat Kohli (36) and Ravindra Jadeja are also thinking seriously about their career. Rohit Sharma’s form is very bad at the moment, and he is not able to play big innings continuously. At the same time, Virat Kohli’s performance was also disappointing in the recent Bangladesh Test series, where his average was less than 10.Ravindra Jadeja is also among those players who will have to decide the direction of their career. He scored 77 runs in the Brisbane Test, but now all these players may think of retiring to give a chance to new young faces.
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Retiring, Ashwin said that he felt that his time was over, especially when he saw that Washington Sundar was getting more chances. His sudden decision surprised not only the cricket lovers but also his family. His father said that his son’s experience of humiliation could be a reason for this decision.Thus, Ashwin’s retirement was a big blow to the cricket world, and now all eyes are on the senior players who are thinking about their future. Will he also follow Ashwin’s path? Only time will tell!
