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:Rain cut short Australia's improbable push for victory in the third test in Brisbane on Wednesday as India bid farewell to one of the game's great spin bowlers when Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement.
Ravichandran Ashwin's sudden retirement from international cricket, midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has come as a shock to fellow players, former cricketers and fans. Following the conclusion of the third Test in Brisbane, Ashwin addressed his teammates, in a video shared by BCCI. Ashwin will not be a part of the Indian team for the remainder of the series, and will instead fly back to India. Ashwin said that although his time as an Indian cricketer has come to an end, the "cricket nut" in him would never end.
:Batters around the world heaved a sigh of relief on Wednesday as Ravichandran Ashwin brought down the curtain on an international career that saw the India spinner take more than 500 test wickets with an arsenal that included the dreaded 'carrom ball'.
India will not rush Mohammed Shami return to international cricket in the last two tests in Australia unless they are "200 per cent sure" about the seamer's fitness, captain Rohit Sharma said on Wednesday.
International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah wished a great future for Indian cricketstalwart Ravichandran Ashwin, who announced his decision to retire after the Brisbane Test against Australia on Wednesday. It took many by surprise when Ashwin walked out with India captain Rohit Sharma to announce his international retirement. The signs were there for the fans to see Signs when a camera caught Ashwin and Virat Kohli sharing a heartfelt moment during the las day of the Test. Ashwin was visibly emotional and Kohli embraced his friend, which made it clear a big announcement was on the cards once the Test match ended.
Cheteshwar Pujara believes that Rohit Sharma's decision to bat in the middle-order has a huge part to play in his disappointing run during the ongoing Test series against Australia. The Indian cricket team captain has been struggling to score runs lately and on Day 4 of the third Test match in Brisbane, he could manage to score just 10 runs before he was dismissed by Pat Cummins. It was the sixth time in 12 innings that Cummins dismissed Rohit. Pujara said that the shot selection from Rohit was very poor and pointed out how the lack of runs has also put extra pressure on the star batter.
After a thrilling encounter at the Gabba in the Brisbane Test against Australia, Team India skipper Rohit Sharma said that there is still chance for players like Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane to make their comeback for the national team in the longest format of the game. The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia has ended in a draw after weather continued to make it difficult to push for a result on Wednesday in Brisbane.
"If I am not needed right now in the series, I am better off saying goodbye to the game," R Ashwin told India skipper Rohit Sharma before his surprise international retirement, refusing to let anyone else write his script after 14 years of service to the game. It is understood that retirement was on his mind after the home series against New Zealand, which India shockingly lost 0-3. He had made it clear to the team management that if he was not guaranteed a place in the playing eleven during the Australia series, he would not even travel Down Under.