Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin made shocking comments on Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retiring after the third Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). Brad Haddin said Ravichandran Ashwin may have been frustrated after being dropped for the third Test in Brisbane.
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Ravichandran Ashwin has his turn to speak – Brad Haddin
India's selection of spinners during the Border-Gavaskar series has been inconsistent. Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja played as the leading spinners in various Tests. Brad Haddin said that Ashwin might have been frustrated by the frequent changes in the spin department.
“More will come out when Ashwin gets a chance to speak; just reading between the lines, it looked like he might be a bit unhappy with the spin options they have changed in the first three test matches. For me, he was a student of the game (and) always looking for ways to improve… he has earned the right,” Haddin told Fox Cricket after the end of the Test match.
Spinner last time out was Graeme Swann who retired mid-series in Australia – Brett Lee
With two Test matches left in the series, former Australian pacer Brett Lee compared Ravichandran Ashwin's mid-series retirement to England's Graeme Swann's 2013 Ashes series. told Ashwin that he was not going to play any other role in this series.
“I think the last time a spinner retired during a series (in Australia) was Graeme Swann. “Maybe he was told that he's not going to play any more roles in this series, and rightly so, he (he) decided to go out on his own terms,” Lee said on Fox Cricket.
I'm going to miss bowling – Michael Vaughan
Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan said he will miss Ashwin's bowling, especially his variations like carom balls. Vaughan said Ashwin has the ability to bowl effectively in all conditions, adding that batsmen are struggling to cope with his quality, especially in India.
“I'm going to miss his bowling, that flight, carom balls, his ability to bowl in all conditions… (in India) a batter doesn't stand a chance when you're look at that quality,” Vaughan said on Fox Cricket.
Rohit Sharma revealed in a press conference after the match that Ashwin had decided to share his retirement with him in Perth. However, Rohit convinced Ashwin to play in the pink ball Test in Adelaide. He scored 22 runs in the first innings and took one wicket. Ashwin scored seven runs in the second innings.
Ashwin finished as India's second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, with 537 wickets at an average of 24.00 and an economy rate of 2.83. In total, Ashwin took 765 wickets in international cricket. In ODIs, he took 156 wickets at an average of 33.20, and bagged 72 T20I wickets at an economy rate of 6.90.
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