With two matches remaining in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Ashwin, the world’s leading active wicket-taker with 537 dismissals in Test cricket, shocked everyone by calling time on his international career and taking the flight to Chennai on the same day.
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Notably, Ravichandran Ashwin was picked in only one of the three Tests in the BGT 2024-25 series so far, and he was mostly overlooked for the overseas Tests, preferring Ravindra Jadeja due to his superior batting ability.
Request you all to forgive him and leave him alone: Ashwin to media and fans
While fans and media dissected every word of his father’s statement, the legendary spinner stepped in to lighten the mood with his signature wit. Taking to his social media handle X, Ashwin said that his father “isn't media trained” and requested everyone to “forgive him and leave him alone.”
My dad isn’t media trained, dey father enna da ithelaam ??. I never thought you would follow this rich tradition of “dad statements” .?Request you all to forgive him and leave him alone ? t.co/Y1GFEwJsVc
— Ashwin ?? (@ashwinravi99) December 19, 2024
Ravichandran Ashwin shares a screenshot of a memorable call log with Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev
He also shared another post on social media to share a heartfelt moment from the last day of his career as an Indian cricketer. Reflecting on how far he has come as a cricketer, Ashwin posted about the emotional significance of seeing legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev on his call log that day.
Expressing his gratitude, Ashwin described it as a moment he couldn’t have imagined 25 years ago.
If some one told me 25 years ago that I would have a smart phone with me and the call log on the last day of my career as an Indian cricketer would look like this☺️☺️, I would have had a heart attack then only. Thanks @sachin_rt and @therealkapildev paaji?? #blessed pic.twitter.com/RkgMUWzhtt
— Ashwin ?? (@ashwinravi99) December 20, 2024
Notably, Ashwin will continue to play in the Indian Premier League, where he will return to play for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL 2025 and club cricket after retiring from international cricket.
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