Congress MP Vijay Vasanth took to his official social media handle and urged the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya to felicitate former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. India's celebrated off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed his decision to retire from international cricket moments after the …
File photo of Virat Kohli (right) and Ravichandran Ashwin.© BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin shocked the cricket world on Wednesday by announcing his international retirement. Nobody saw it coming and a result, the decision met with mixed reactions. While many wished Ashwin for his illustrious career at the highest level, there were some cricket experts …
After 288 matches and more than 750 wickets, ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin decided to call it quits as far as international cricket is concerned. He signed off with a staggering 537 wickets in 106 Tests, ending his career as India's second-highest wicket-taker in the format after the legendary Anil Kumble (619). Ashwin's retirement …
Unable to comprehend R Ashwin's sudden decision to retire from international cricket, a shocked World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev says the premier off-spinner deserved a fitting farewell, ideally on home soil. Ashwin stunned one and all by calling it quits on Wednesday, right after the Brisbane Test against Australia ended in a draw. …
Ravichandran Ashwin has broken his silence on a big comment made by his father - Ravichandran - a day after the spin great abruptly retired from international cricket. With two Tests left in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Ashwin decided to bid goodbye to international cricket after the third India vs Australia Test ended …
The plot behind Ravichandran Ashwin's international retirement thickens as the India all-rounder returned home from Australia on Thursday. Ashwin, who quickly flew out of Australia after leaving the cricket world shocked with his retirement decision, received a warm welcome at the Chennai airport. Even Ashwin's father and mother, who met him upon return …
There was the mandatory shower of flower petals, lots of smiles and a live band too as Ravichandran Ashwin returned home on Thursday after his shock international retirement in the middle of a Test series in Australia, insisting that he made an "instinctive" decision and is walking away with "zero regrets". He landed …
Ravichandran Ashwin's sudden mid-series retirement shocked the entire cricket world on Wednesday. As India and Australia toiled hard on Day 5 of the Brisbane Test, it was a hug exchanged between Ashwin and Virat Kohli that gave the story away. While Ashwin's decision did come as a big surprise, a post by cricket …
A day after announcing his retirement from international cricket midway into the Test series against Australia, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made a quiet early-morning return to the country in Chennai on Thursday. Ashwin could be seen was escorted out of the Chennai International Airport by local officials as fans took photographs before he …
Australia's premier off-spinner Nathan Lyon paid a heartfelt tribute to Ravichandran Ashwin following the Indian maestro's retirement. Lyon, speaking after the drawn third Test, said he had "nothing but respect" for Ashwin and described his skill set as "incredible." Ashwin announced his decision to retire from all formats of cricket with immediate effect …
