Ashwin's Retirement A Historic Cricket Career Concludes
Ravichandran Ashwin, one of India’s premier spinners, has announced his retirement from international cricket at the end of the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Brisbane on December 18, 2024. The announcement marked the conclusion of a remarkable 14-year international career. Known for his tactical brilliance and record-breaking achievements, Ashwin’s retirement follows a stellar career in which he became one of India’s greatest match-winners. He leaves behind a legacy as the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket and one of the most versatile bowlers in the history of the game.
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Why in the news? | Ashwin’s Retirement: A Historic Cricket Career Concludes |
Retirement Announcement | Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement after the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Brisbane (Dec 18, 2024). |
Test Career | Played 106 Test matches, took 537 wickets, second-highest Test wicket-taker for India. |
ODIs and T20Is | Played 116 ODIs (156 wickets) and 65 T20Is (72 wickets). |
Records | – Seventh on all-time Test wicket list (537 wickets). – Record for most left-handed batsmen dismissed in Test cricket (268). |
Five-Wicket Hauls | 37 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, second only to Muttiah Muralidaran’s 67. |
Unique Feat | Holds the Indian record for the most instances (4) of a century and a five-wicket haul in the same Test, second only to Ian Botham (5). |
World Test Championship | First bowler to take 100 WTC wickets, highest wicket-taker with 195 wickets in WTC. |
Batting | 3503 Test runs, including 6 centuries and 14 fifties. |
Legacy | Ashwin leaves a significant legacy in Indian and world cricket, particularly in Test cricket, and continues to influence the game. |
Final Test | His last Test appearance was in Adelaide during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. |
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