Published: Dec 19, 2024, 10:42 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 19, 2024, 10:42 PM (IST)
Ravichandran Ashwin, who announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday following the conclusion of India’s Test match against Australia in Brisbane, has broken silence on a massive comment made by his father, Ravichandran.
Ashwin decided to hang up his boots midway through the Border-Gavaskar series. In the post-match press conference of the Gabba Test, Ashwin announced that he will not be featuring for India in international cricket anymore.
His father Ravichandran on Thursday said ‘humiliation’ may be one of the reasons behind the sudden retirement. This statement came after Ashwin was only selected in 1 out of the 3 Tests played so far in Border-Gavaskar series.
“Definitely, there’s no doubt about it (being emotional for the family), because he was on the field almost for 14-15 years. The sudden changes and the retirement, it was a really kind of a shock. At the same time, we were expecting that also because humiliation was going on. How long he can just tolerate all those things? Probably, he would have decided on his own,” Ravichandran told News18.
“(Retiring) is his (Ashwin’s) wish and desire, I cannot interfere in that, but the way in which he gave that, there could be many reasons. Only Ashwin knows, maybe humiliation,” Ravichandran added.
Ashwin then took to social media and broke silence on the huge statement made by his dad. The former India spinner stated that his father isn’t media trained and asked everyone to forgive him.
