Ravichandran Ashwin makes explosive statement on surprise retirement

Team India’s former legendary off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surprised one and all when he announced his retirement from international cricket amid the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.

In a recent revelation, the former bowler expressed his astonishment at the reactions that followed his announcement of retirement and believed it was not an issue that warranted significant attention.

“I think a lot. What to do in life. You all need to understand, that this happens instinctively. If someone gets to know, that their job is done, once that thinking comes, there is nothing to think. People said a lot of things. I don’t think it is a big deal. You think what happened? I did not play the first Test. I played the second did not play the third. It was possible I could play the next or not play the next. This is a side of my creativity and I was looking to explore it. At that time, I felt my creativity was over so it was over. It was simple,” said Ashwin on his YouTube channel.

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“I want to play more cricket. Where is the place? Obviously not in the Indian dressing room but from somewhere else. I want to be honest with the game. Imagine if I want to play farewell Test but I do not deserve a place. Imagine, I am only in the team because it is my farewell Test. I don’t want that. I felt there was more strength in my cricket. I could have played more but it is always better to finish when people ask ‘why’ and not ‘why not.’ One thing I would say that in our cricket career, it can happen that what we wanted does not happen. But when I retired, there was nothing like that. This is all learning. We play the game for the happiness it gives us,” he added.