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Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket

saransh

By saransh
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Gollum Grand Master

Gollum

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2 hours ago, deathmonger said:

This is super dumb. He would be useful in MCG/SCG.

 

Issue with India is the bowling backup after the initial burst. He can easily replace Reddy and play as a tight stock bowler. Was good in Adelaide.

Nobody is irreplaceable, bro. Trust in youngsters, Washi Sundar is better than this version of Ashwin, and has high ceiling.  

Gollum Grand Master

Gollum

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Washi must realize how lucky he is here. Otherwise no way TM would have given him a consistent run with the shadow of a legend like Ashwin around. Hope he makes use of it, and becomes a better test player than his mentor. 

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Suhaan Grand Master

Suhaan

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6 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Ashwin, Jadeja have been treated pathetically by BCCI, Indian fans. 

 

Hope at least Jadeja gets a grand farewell. 

Sabse pehle Gavaskar ko nikalo commentary team se,motherchord single handedly treats Indian bowlers as third class servants

He has no clue how the game is played today still clinging on with it

Just let go of cricket

 

MechEng Veteran

MechEng

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9 minutes ago, Gollum said:

I have given up on this sport, only memories remain. 

 

Chess is baap of cricket, more quality and class in there.

 

Cricket is just limited to Anglosphere, it's dying there too.

ash Rising Star

ash

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1 minute ago, MechEng said:

 

Chess is baap of cricket, more quality and class in there.

 

Cricket is just limited to Anglosphere, it's dying there too.


Maybe Ashwin has taken inspiration from Gukesh and wants to become a chess GM now . Apparently he is very good at it now.. :phehe:

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lemsip Grand Master

lemsip

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1 minute ago, Suhaan said:

Sabse pehle Gavaskar ko nikalo commentary team se,motherchord single handedly treats Indian bowlers as third class servants

He has no clue how the game is played today still clinging on with it

Spot on. He just babbles rubbish these days. In the space of a week he went from strongly suggesting Rohit should bat at number 6 to suddenly flipping to strongly backing Rohit opening. Then in another few days he became a strong believer in Rahul again. Just shows that regardless of the name and experience, most of what these guys come up with is random rubbish to rival anything produced here by keyboard warriors !

Gollum Grand Master

Gollum

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In a way, this retirement has done great service for Indian cricket. Now spotlight will be on other seniors, and they can't shrug off retirement question. Media/experts should be encouraged to demand accountability from them as well for a change. Even for people like Rohit, their conscience must speak to them when they see a development like this. Sad day, but also great day for Indian cricket, an opportunity to course correct and restore meritocracy above seniority/eggsperience BS. 

 

Ashwin's 2014 gambit put a serious dent on chucking menace. 

 

Hope his 2024 gambit ends this hierarchy problem. Hockey too subscribed to that till Sardara was pushed out, and now we are enjoying the fruits. 

 

@sensible-indian thoughts?

Lord Grand Master

Lord

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7 minutes ago, lemsip said:

Spot on. He just babbles rubbish these days. In the space of a week he went from strongly suggesting Rohit should bat at number 6 to suddenly flipping to strongly backing Rohit opening. Then in another few days he became a strong believer in Rahul again. Just shows that regardless of the name and experience, most of what these guys come up with is random rubbish to rival anything produced here by keyboard warriors !

 

Still says nothing wrong in batting of RoKo

Bigg Brother Grand Master

Bigg Brother

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2 hours ago, Lord said:

Sydney 2021

Recent BD game

Ton v Eng in Chennai

 

so many times he saved us with bat alone.

These are only memorable games otherwise he saved Indian batters' arse so many times. Remember him scoring 90 odd in Kolkata test 2nd innings against England in 2012-13 series loss where Englnad had to bat again to chase only because Ashwin added 100 runs along with tailenders. Jaddu-Ash' worth is beyond statistics. Would have liked  Ashwin retiring on high but this 0-3 loss ruined it. Huge void to fill. 

ash Rising Star

ash

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20 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Nobody is irreplaceable, bro. Trust in youngsters, Washi Sundar is better than this version of Ashwin, and has high ceiling.  

I don’t think so. Washi as a bowler has not been tested properly. Yes he had a good series against New Zealand, but we have seen this before with Pragyan Ojha, Jayant Yadav etc. Harbhajan was around for 3-4 years after Ashwin debuted, Ashwin had to prove himself. 

Gollum Grand Master

Gollum

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1 minute ago, ash said:

I don’t think so. Washi as a bowler has not been tested properly. Yes he had a good series against New Zealand, but we have seen this before with Pragyan Ojha, Jayant Yadav etc. Harbhajan was around for 3-4 years after Ashwin debuted, Ashwin had to prove himself. 

Not as a bowler sure, but as an overall package he can match Ashwin. And is clutch just like Ash. 

Gollum Grand Master

Gollum

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Honestly was never an athlete to begin with, not that talented even. Mental part compensated for those, thinking cricketer, bloody determined (eg. 51 overs spell with an abdominal tear in 2018 Adelaide), and clutch af. 

 

Like Shami, prioritized Indian cricket over IPL, and sat out of 2017 edition. 

 

So many great memories. 

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