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R Ashwin may’ve simply performed for a few years as per his childhood coach.© AFP
“I was very surprised. He could have played the World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle, there were quite a few home Tests, he could have called it quits after that. But he has retired now, we got to respect his decision, maybe he had his reasons,” Subramanian informed Reddit.
Subramaniam additionally highlighted the important thing facets of Ashwin’s sport, labelling him as a fearless and clever cricketer.
“He was absolutely fearless. He always wanted to try out new things, to keep evolving, setbacks seemed to push him to do better. He has always a thinking person. He was his own man. It was his fearlessness, Ashwin was absolutely fearless. The brain would always react first, he was an intelligent cricketer, a good thinking cricketer,” he added.
Earlier than getting his huge break in cricket, Ashwin began out as an IT engineer after graduating from college. Ashwin was a part of India’s 2011 50-over World Cup title win at dwelling after which the 2013 Champions Trophy, however it was three years later that he matured as a top-level bowler.
He took 48 wickets in eight Exams and had 27 victims in 19 Twenty20 matches within the 2015-16 season to be named the ICC cricketer of the yr. Ashwin ended with 37 five-wicket Take a look at hauls to his identify, with a better of 7-59.
Ashwin (537) earlier this yr grew to become solely the ninth bowler to succeed in 500 Take a look at wickets and solely the second from India after Anil Kumble (619).
He additionally performed 116 one-day and 65 Twenty20 internationals.
(With AFP Inputs)
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