If Ashwin wanted, he could have easily played for 1-2 more years, but why would he want that?

R Ashwin announced his retirement in Australia in an Australian style. To understand this Australian style, one has to remember the 2008 series. The fourth match of the Test series was going on between India and Australia in Adelaide. During the match, Adam Gilchrist missed an easy catch of VVS Laxman. The visual side of that missed catch was shown on the screen many times. Adam Gilchrist was very upset. He thought how could he miss such an easy catch? He immediately told Matthew Hayden - enough now. That day, after the regular press conference held every day in the Test match, the media manager of Australia said that Adam Gilchrist also wanted to hold a press conference. Adam came in a few minutes and announced his retirement.

It is important to understand some things related to Gilchrist's retirement. The test match in which Adam retired was his 96th match. After 4 matches, he was going to be included in the list of cricketers who played 100 test matches. He had to play that 100th test match in India. But regardless of all these things, Gilchrist said goodbye to the game. That day, once again the saying about retirement proved to be true that retirement should be taken when people ask you - why now? You should not take it when people ask you why not yet? R Ashwin showed a similar style on Wednesday. He got a chance in only 1 of the three matches played so far in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He thoughtfully decided that instead of roaming with the team, the time had come to return. He cannot remain a burden on the team.

Why did Ashwin take the decision in the middle of the series?

Ashwin may have announced his retirement in Brisbane, but the Test series against New Zealand will be considered the main reason for this decision. India had to face a 3-0 defeat in the home Test series against New Zealand. This was the first time in India's 92-year Test history that a team defeated it 3-0 in a three-Test series. Ashwin's performance in all three Test matches was absolutely average. He got 1 wicket in Bengaluru. He managed to take five wickets in Pune and three in Mumbai. This was not Ashwin's identity. If the Indian team was playing matches at home, Ashwin was the main reason for victory in most of those matches. If you look at the statistics, you will find that in the Test matches played in India, hardly any player would have won as many matches as he did.

Ashwin must have understood that now the time has come to say goodbye to the game. In the recent past, Washington Sundar is also being seen as his successor. Washington Sundar still has a long way to go. But he has also been a 'trump card' for Gautam Gambhir. Ashwin must have come to Australia after the tour against New Zealand thinking that if the performance is good then it is fine otherwise he will not delay in taking a big decision. He got only 1 wicket in the Adelaide Test in Australia. This was enough to implement the decision of retirement.

There are very few champion players like Ashwin

As a player, R Ashwin is unmatched. He was in love with cricket. This love will continue in future too but not by being with Team India. It is said about Ashwin that even if you call him at midnight and tell him that he has to go to play a match, he will be ready. This was Ashwin's passion. He won the Player of the Match title in his very first Test match. In that match played in Delhi, India defeated West Indies by five wickets and he took 9 wickets. When Ashwin bid farewell to his career, he had a record 11 Player of the Series awards in his account. He is equal to Muttiah Muralitharan in this figure. In the last tour of Australia, Ashwin saved the match for India even after suffering injuries on his body. For him, no one came before the team. The Indian team also always stood by him.

When Ashwin's mother's health deteriorated

Remember, during a match this year, when his mother's health deteriorated, Rohit Sharma advised him to go home in the middle of the match. BCCI not only agreed to this but also made the necessary arrangements. R Ashwin lived the word 'team'. He lived this feeling on the cricket field till his last day. Now you will see Ashwin in IPL next year. Ashwin was an important part of the Chennai team. He played IPL for 2-3 more franchises but now he has returned to Chennai. For next year, the Chennai Super Kings team has bought him for about Rs 10 crore. At the time of announcing his retirement, he also said that he felt that he had some cricket left in him but now that little cricket would not be international but IPL or such tournaments. Ashwin has been known as a 'thinking cricketer'. That means wait a few months later when he will come to the field in colorful clothes, some new tricks will definitely have been added to his bowling.