Ravichandran Ashwin Retirement: Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement after the Test match played between India and Australia at The Gabba. Ashwin will no longer play in international cricket. Just before his retirement, a photo with Virat Kohli went viral. This was a photo of the dressing room. Now after Ashwin’s retirement, Kohli himself has shared a post. In this he has mentioned his 14 year old journey. Kohli also became emotional on the occasion of Ashwin’s retirement.
After Ashwin’s retirement, Kohli wrote on Instagram, “I have played with you for 14 years. But when you told me that you are retiring, I became emotional. All those old memories came before me when I played with you. Ash (Ashwin) I have enjoyed every moment with you. Your skill and match-winning contribution to Indian cricket is second to none and you will always be remembered as a legend of Indian cricket. Best wishes to you for the future. Thank you very much friend.
Kohli and Ashwin were part of the World Cup 2011 team –
The friendship between Ashwin and Virat is very old. Both of them have played many memorable matches for Team India. The special thing is that Kohli and Ashwin were part of India’s 2011 World Cup winning team. Team India played this tournament under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final. Kohli was included in the playing eleven of the final match.
Ashwin’s career was like this –
Ashwin has played 287 matches for Team India so far in all three formats. He has taken 765 wickets during this period. Ashwin’s best performance was taking 7 wickets for 59 runs in an innings. He has shown excellence in batting also. Ashwin has scored 3503 runs in tests.
I’ve played with you for 14 years and when you told me today you’re retiring, it made me a bit emotional and the flashbacks of all those years playing together came to me. I’ve enjoyed every bit of the journey with you ash, your skill and match winning contributions to Indian… pic.twitter.com/QGQ2Z7pAgc
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) December 18, 2024
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