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[PICTURES/VIDEOS] Ravichandran Ashwin announces retirement from international cricket [Update@ Post# 1376]

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On a day when four of his teammates conceded runs at an economy of more than 10 runs per over, Ravichandran Ashwin didn’t let Mumbai Indians’ batters play big shots against him by bowling tight lines and only conceding 27 runs in his quota of four overs. During the 1000th match of IPL history, which was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the senior spinner was the star for the Sanju Samson-led side but couldn’t help them secure a win over the five-time champions.

But during his spell, he created history by becoming only the second Indian bowler to take 300 or more wickets in the shortest format of the game. Playing in his 305th T20 match, Ashwin first dismissed MI wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan (28) and then got rid of dangerman Cameron Green (44). By getting the prized wicket of Green on the fourth ball of the 11th over, Ashwin joined his Rajasthan Royals teammate Yuzvendra Chahal in the list of Indian bowlers who have completed a triple century of wickets in T20s.
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With 311 wickets from 273 T20 appearances, Chahal leads the chart of leading Indian wicket-takers, and Ashwin is at No. 2 with 300 scalps. The game against MI was his 193rd in the IPL, and he has now equaled Lasith Malinga’s tally of 170 wickets to become the third-joint-leading wicket-taker in the world’s richest franchise cricket league.

Malinga dismissed 170 batters in 122 wickets and stood at the top of the wickettakers chart till last year, before DJ Bravo broke his record. In the list of leading wicket-takers in the IPL, Bravo sits at the top with 183 wickets to his name from 161 games, followed by Chahal, who has managed to get rid of 178 batters in 140 matches.

There are four bowlers who have picked up 170 wickets. Apart from Malinga and Ashwin, LSG spinner Amit Mishra and MI’s Piyush Chawla have the same number of wickets in 159 and 173 matches, respectively.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...-during-mi-rr-ipl-2023-match-article-99902926
 
Team India have a huge mountain to climb in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) Final against Australia, with three full days of play left at The Oval. After Australia posted a mammoth total of 469, India crumbled to 151/5 at stumps on Day 2 and trail by 318 runs. India were 71/4 at one stage before Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane added 71 runs for the fifth wicket. However, Nathan Lyon dismissed Jadeja shortly before stumps to put Australia in the driver's seat.

Highlighting Jadeja's dismissal of Lyon's delivery, former India captain Sourav Ganguly took a dig at the team management for dropping Ravichandran Ashwin from the playing XI.

"Who says off-spinner can't play on a green pitch? Left-handed batter [Ravindra Jadeja] and Nathan Lyon. He has more than 400 wickets in Test cricket. At this moment, he dismissed India's best batter. [It had both] Turn and Bounce," Ganguly said while commentating.

Ganguly had earlier said that if he was captain, he would've found it hard to drop someone like Ashwin, who is the no.1 bowler in Test rankings.

"See it's an afterthought. And I don't believe in afterthoughts. As a captain, you take a decision before the toss and India had decided that they would go in with 4 fast bowlers. Having said that, in the last couple of years they have had success in the last couple of years with 4 pacers. They've won Test matches but if you ask me... if I was captaining - and every captain is different - Rohit and I think differently. I would find it very hard to keep a spinner out of Ashwin's quality out of the XI," Ganguly had said during Lunch on Day 1.
 
Yeah, drop the number 1 ranked bowler in world and that's the kind of results you get. Its not that we were overflowing with bowling talent in our squad.
 
Ashwin didn't merit a place in team ahead of either Jadeja or Thakur as far as these conditions are concerned.
 
Ab Fan said:
Ashwin didn't merit a place in team ahead of either Jadeja or Thakur as far as these conditions are concerned.
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Correct. He merited a place ahead of Umesh Yadav.

Nasser already mentioned on the first day that the grass is dry underneath and so the pitch will spin later in the test.
 
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Abhilash93 said:
Correct. He merited a place ahead of Umesh Yadav.

Nasser already mentioned on the first day that the grass is dry underneath and so the pitch will spin later in the test.
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Umesh Yadav was okayish bowler a few years ago. He is total garbage now. If he can play, then Ishant who is 10 times better than him must also play.
I never understood the criteria for selection in Indian team.

Playing both Bharat and Umesh have costed India at least 60-70 runs while batting and 2 or 3 wickets while bowling. Indian selectors and coach will never learn.
 
Ashwin is a product of Indian pitches. If he was truly one of the greats, there is no way he would be missing as many overseas games.
 
Ab Fan said:
Ashwin didn't merit a place in team ahead of either Jadeja or Thakur as far as these conditions are concerned.
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I would add that he doesn't deserve a place in the playing xi anywhere outside Asia. The guy has got so many opportunities and delivered absolutely nothing outside Asia. Ashwin fans may not like it but lyon is already twice the match winner Ashwin can be.
 
MenInG said:
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I tell you an interesting stat since this was one fluke performance. In the last 4 years of IPL, Ashwin doesn't feature in top 20 wicket taker is one thing, his wicket per match rate is not even in top 35 bowlers who have bowled during IPL. Yet you will hear Ashwin has invented this delivery and that delivery, it's just that once bowled the same delivery goes out of park.
 
Ashwin Breaks Silence On WTC Final Snub

"It's a hard question to answer, right? Because we are standing right after the WTC Final. I would have loved to play because I have played a part in us getting there. Even in the last final I got four wickets and bowled really well,"

"Ever since 2018-19, my bowling overseas has been fantastic and I have managed to win games for the team. I am looking at it as a captain or coach and I'm just talking in hindsight, in their defence. So the last time when we were in England, it was 2-2 with a drawn Test and they would have felt 4 pacers and 1 spinner is the combination in England. That is what they might have thought going into the final. The problem is for a spinner to come into play, it must be the fourth innings. The fourth innings is a very crucial facet and for us to be able to put that amount of runs so the spinner can come into play, it's completely a mindset thing,"

"To look inwards and say, 'okay, somebody is judging me is foolishness'. I think I'm not at the stage of my career to think what others are thinking of me. I know what I am capable of. If I'm not good at something, I'll be my first best critic. And I will work on it and I'm not someone who will sit on my laurels. I've never been made that way. So to think of who's judging me is immaterial,"
 
The danger man for England as he got his 1st wicket of the 1st Test match against England.

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Antoher wicket for thie veteran Off-spinner. Taking full advantage of his home conditions.
 
Now standing at 493 wickets after Eng's 1st inning. Need 7 more wickets to get past the 500-mark. Hope he gets this proverbial monkey (milestone/record in waiting) off his back soon.

A very knowledgeable cricketer with many interesting sides to him.
 
BaaliSoda said:
Ashwin might look innocuous, that's were his strength comes from. He is not a raging turner of the cricket ball like Murali or any of the great offies before him. But he does have a sharp cricketing brain and very good accuracy to bowl ball after ball in block hole (in particularly Very good against Left handers).

Luckily he is by far the best bowler to have a well disguised Carom ball in India (Even Bhajji, the Indian media's darling can't do that). He won the bowler of the tournament in Champions league held at South Africa for very good reasons. He's been leading the wickets pack in Indian Domestic scene for the good part of last 3 years. He is no mug with the bat either, and can do a decent enough job at the lower order.

In whatever little opportunities that Ashwin has got, he has proven his worth as a team player and as a captain's bowler. So I would say don't write him off so early. I can assure you he is no chawla or bhajji, Ashwin is very different.

I really hope and pray that he proves many of his fans back home here in Tamilnadu (and rest of the India) right (if only MSD could give him an opportunity) about his skill/ability.
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BaaliSoda said:
IMO, he is no way over-rated but more of under-rated even to our Indian standards (remember we usually hype up our bowling talent in a big way only to end up seeing them flopping big time after few initial good games)

I have mentioned this before and I will repeat it again, he is no Mendis. Yes, Ashwin does possess Carrom Ball but his action is far too different from Mendis in every possible way. Besides carrom ball Ashwin has one of the best Arm balls for Left handers. He always almost strangles left handers from scoring quick runs resulting in taking their wicket either bowled or LBW.

IMHO, ASHWIN gonna be the future spearhead of India's spin attack
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Just revisiting some of my earlier comments of Ashwin from 2011 herein PP (from the first page of this very thread, quoting only a few).

I wasn't too far off from my expectations of Ashwin :srini
 
BaaliSoda said:
Just revisiting some of my earlier comments of Ashwin from 2011 herein PP (from the first page of this very thread, quoting only a few).

I wasn't too far off from my expectations of Ashwin :srini
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Your prediction about left handers has come true. GOAT bowler against lefties.
 
Ashwin 3/44 in 12 overs so far against England in the second test. His heroics have helped India to inch closer to victory in the second test.
 
Ashwin one away from 500 wickets in Tests.

This man is just one wicket away from 500 in Tests, remember... How soon till he is introduced into the attack? And when will that milestone come?
 
A 500th Test wicket for Ashwin and a crucial one for India with the hosts finally snapping the bombastic opening partnership on 89.

Crawley went for the sweep but could only balloon to Patidar at short fine leg off a top edge. A milestone for Ashwin and a real relief for India.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1758427997063774525

Fewest Tests to 500 Test wickets
87 M Muralitharan
98 R Ashwin
105 A Kumble
108 S Warne
110 G McGrath
 
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Massive career milestone for Ravichandran Ashwin in Rajkot Test

Ravichandran Ashwin became just the second Indian bowler and ninth overall to take 500 wickets in Test cricket.

Ashwin achieved the milestone during the ongoing Test match in Rajkot against England. The off-spinner was on 499 scalps at the end of the second Test in Vizag and completed his 500th with the wicket of Zak Crawley on Day 2 of the third Test.

Ashwin is the ninth bowler in Test history to breach the 500-wicket barrier, and the only one from India since Anil Kumble. Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Nathan Lyon are the only other spinners ahead of him in the list of highest wicket-takers in Test history.

Ashwin, who made his Test debut in November 2011, has been India’s strike bowler in Tests, particularly at home, where 347 of his 500 wickets have come.

Top 10 wicket-takers in Test history

PlayerWickets
Muttiah Muralitharan800
Shane Warne708
James Anderson695
Anil Kumble619
Stuart Broad604
Glenn McGrath563
Courtney Walsh519
Nathan Lyon517
Ravichandran Ashwin500
Dale Steyn439
Ashwin achieved the feat in 98 Test matches, making him the second-quickest in Test history to the milestone after Muttiah Muralitharan. Each of the other seven bowlers took more than 100 Test matches to get to the milestone.

On the eve of the Test, teammate Ravindra Jadeja had cheekily commented that it was Ashwin's "destiny" to complete the milestone at Jadeja's home ground in Rajkot.

"I am very happy for him, I have been playing with him for years," Jadeja had said. "I thought he would get it in the first test match, but it's okay, it is destiny that he will get it here in my hometown."

Ashwin has 34 five-wicket hauls and eight 10-wicket match hauls in his Test career.

James Anderson, Lyon and Ashwin are the only active bowlers to have more than 400 wickets in Test cricket.

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Quite sad to see likes of Ashwin Harbhajhan dodgy pitch bowlers who can’t even make away team xi, go past genius’s like Ambrose Donald Wasim Akram.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Massive career milestone for Ravichandran Ashwin in Rajkot Test

Ravichandran Ashwin became just the second Indian bowler and ninth overall to take 500 wickets in Test cricket.

Ashwin achieved the milestone during the ongoing Test match in Rajkot against England. The off-spinner was on 499 scalps at the end of the second Test in Vizag and completed his 500th with the wicket of Zak Crawley on Day 2 of the third Test.

Ashwin is the ninth bowler in Test history to breach the 500-wicket barrier, and the only one from India since Anil Kumble. Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Nathan Lyon are the only other spinners ahead of him in the list of highest wicket-takers in Test history.

Ashwin, who made his Test debut in November 2011, has been India’s strike bowler in Tests, particularly at home, where 347 of his 500 wickets have come.

Top 10 wicket-takers in Test history

PlayerWickets
Muttiah Muralitharan800
Shane Warne708
James Anderson695
Anil Kumble619
Stuart Broad604
Glenn McGrath563
Courtney Walsh519
Nathan Lyon517
Ravichandran Ashwin500
Dale Steyn439
Ashwin achieved the feat in 98 Test matches, making him the second-quickest in Test history to the milestone after Muttiah Muralitharan. Each of the other seven bowlers took more than 100 Test matches to get to the milestone.

On the eve of the Test, teammate Ravindra Jadeja had cheekily commented that it was Ashwin's "destiny" to complete the milestone at Jadeja's home ground in Rajkot.

"I am very happy for him, I have been playing with him for years," Jadeja had said. "I thought he would get it in the first test match, but it's okay, it is destiny that he will get it here in my hometown."

Ashwin has 34 five-wicket hauls and eight 10-wicket match hauls in his Test career.

James Anderson, Lyon and Ashwin are the only active bowlers to have more than 400 wickets in Test cricket.

ICC
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Ravichandran Ashwin has now become the second Indian after Anil Kumble to reach the 500 Test wickets milestone after dismissing Zak Crawley in the 3rd Test at Rajkot.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1758427997063774525
 
AAli98 said:
Quite sad to see likes of Ashwin Harbhajhan dodgy pitch bowlers who can’t even make away team xi, go past genius’s like Ambrose Donald Wasim Akram.
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You have my sympathies. It must hurt that there is no Pakistani that list. 'World's best bowling attack' couldn't produce one bowler who could survive to take 500 test wickets.
 

Ashwin delighted about 500th Test wicket but focus firmly on England going into Day 3​


Ravichandran Ashwin entered the elite 500 Test wickets club on Day 2 of the third Test against England in Rajkot.​


Ravichandran Ashwin endured a considerable wait for his 500th Test wicket, starting the series against England with the milestone 10 wickets out of reach.

The moment eventually arrived on Day 2 of the third match when Zak Crawley's attempted sweep ended up in the hands of Rajat Patidar, marking Ashwin's 500th scalp in Test cricket.

After the day's play concluded, Ashwin reflected on his journey, acknowledging the pivotal role of his father. However, he remained focused on the task at hand, recognizing the delicate balance of the Test match.

"I would like to dedicate this to my father, he's responsible for everything I've done in my life,” Ashwin said speaking to the broadcasters. “He's lived it through, had heart attacks every time I've played. I think his health has gone for a toss because he's watched games of mine on TV and been a constant support for me. I'm sure he will be very happy today.

“But yeah, 500 wickets done and dusted now, and we've got a game hanging in the balance."

Ashwin became the second-fastest bowler to 500 Test wickets, achieving the feat in 98 Tests. He bettered compatriot Anil Kumble (105 Tests) and is only behind the legendary Muttiah Muralidaran (87) in the list.

While basking in the glory of his recent achievement, Ashwin also took a moment to reflect on a journey marked by its fair share of challenges. He recalled the testing period in 2018-19 when he was dropped from the Indian team in the middle of their series against Australia and subsequently found himself excluded from the tour of the West Indies as well.

"Life has had its ups and downs and for me, the lowest part for me was that 2018-2019 period," he said. "I was the ICC cricketer of the year and on top of the world and from there to actually go to a really bottomless pit was a very dark time in my life. Generally, I'm not someone who is fazed by the downs in life but that was a really dark tunnel for me and I don't know what hit me and how I got placed there. Injuries followed, I had a couple of injuries as a bowler, the adductor strain and all that.

"And when I thought it was all almost done, was when the world got hit by a pandemic and that gave me a really good reflection of where I stood in life, what I wanted to play for, and to find new meaning of what this game stood for me. This game is all I love and I think I had lost some of that love before that and I managed to discover it.

"I'd be lying if I said 500 doesn't mean anything. It probably does. At the moment, it hasn't sunk in, but like I said 2020 onwards the way I look at the game, my life, has been different to before. I've rediscovered the joy of playing the sport again.”

Ashwin will have a key role to play in the remainder of the Test match with England seizing momentum through Ben Duckett’s 118-ball 133*.

Centuries from Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja in addition to crucial lower-order runs – including 37 from Ashwin’s bat – propelled India to 445 but England’s fiery response put the hosts on the back foot.

As Day 2 concluded, England swiftly advanced to 207/2 at an almost run-a-ball rate, narrowing the gap to just 238 runs behind India's first-innings total.

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A lower tier ATG cricketer.

Greats produced by Indian cricket team :-

Tier 1 - Tendulkar, Kohli, Gavaskar

Tier 2 - Kapil, Dravid, Ashwin, Jadeja
 
Ashwin has had to urgently withdraw from the ongoing test as a result of a family emergency.

I hope that everything turns out ok for him.
 
To withdraw from a Test match mid way through with the game on the line, such a competitive champion cricketer must be attending to a particularly important family emergency. Best wishes to him.
 
Not sure whether a player is allowed to leave an ongoing test match due to some personal issues.

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Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from the Indian Test squad due to family emergency, effective immediately which means he’ll miss the remainder of the ongoing 3rd Test at Rajkot, the BCCI announced late Friday night.

“Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from the Test squad, effective immediately due to a family medical emergency. In these challenging times, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the team fully supports Ashwin,” the BCCI statement read.

“The BCCI extends its heartfelt support to the champion cricketer and his family. The health and well-being of the players and their loved ones are of utmost importance. The Board requests respect for the privacy of Ashwin and his family as they navigate through this challenging time,” it added.

“The Board and the team will continue to provide any necessary assistance to Ashwin and will keep the lines of communication open to offer support as needed. Team India appreciates the understanding and empathy of the fans and media during this sensitive period,” the board further clarified.


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Ravichandran Ashwin withdraws from the IND vs ENG 3rd Test due to family emergency

"The BCCI extends its heartfelt support to the champion cricketer and his family. The health and well-being of the players and their loved ones are of utmost importance," the board said.
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Thoughts are with him and I hope that he and his family get through this situation.

If it is a very serious situation, the Indians should share it privately with the England team and agree to call the match a draw out of respect.

God Forbid some bad news comes out ; it will make the match result seem hollow and there are more important things in life.
 
There will just be a substitute playing (fielding). England and India can’t agree on something that is not supported by the laws of the game.
Hope things go well with Ashwin.
 
Feel for him.

Not sure if there is precedent or provision for this, but hopefully the captains and coaches can agree that there will be a full replacement for the remaining three days.
 
James said:
Feel for him.

Not sure if there is precedent or provision for this, but hopefully the captains and coaches can agree that there will be a full replacement for the remaining three days.
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Curious to see any ICC relevant clause on it.
 
Hope everything works out for Ashwin and they should move forward with a replacement. It's the right thing to do.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Thoughts are with him and I hope that he and his family get through this situation.

If it is a very serious situation, the Indians should share it privately with the England team and agree to call the match a draw out of respect.

God Forbid some bad news comes out ; it will make the match result seem hollow and there are more important things in life.
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Tough on Ashwin and all the best to him, but you dont cancel a whole TEST match.
 
kingusama92 said:
Hope everything works out for Ashwin and they should move forward with a replacement. It's the right thing to do.
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You would feel that way but they can’t, won’t, and shouldn’t change rules / laws for one person right when it happens. As much as I sympathize with Ashwin and am an Indian fan, full replacement won’t be right and within the laws of the game. All law changes happen after much deliberation and voting at the administrative levels. And if such a law is created, there is a chance people may misuse such a rule at a later point to their benefit, you never know - cricket is now gentlemanly only in name.
 
A replacement is justified here. This is an emergency.

England will allow the replacement hopefully.
 
As soon as he reached 500 wickets an emergency came up that he couldn't even celebrate this achievement well.
 
pakistani pride said:
Tough on Ashwin and all the best to him, but you dont cancel a whole TEST match.
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I guess you are right and inshAllah nothing bad happens but if it does Indian test team are full of his mates. They will be mourning and also a player down.

They will just be going through the motions.
 
Must be serious if he had to leave the Match this way. Hopefully everything turns out to be ok for him.
 
Apparently laws allow for a replacement player. But the opposition captain must agree to it.
 
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It must be something very serious related to his family IMO that he had to leave in such a way. Hope all is ok.
 
Thoughts are with Ashwin, but Stokes is within his rights to deny a replacement. Anyway, it is hard to replace R Ashwin from Test matches in India.
 
Ravichandran Ashwin received a five-run penalty for running over the protected area of the pitch on Day 2 of the ongoing third Test against England.Ashwin said at the post-day press conference on Friday:

"They clearly warned some of our batters (on Thursday) for running on the pitch. I was aware of it, but my poor motor skills didn't allow me to get off the pitch in time."

Former England skipper Alastair Cook shared his insights. The incident in question involved India being penalized five runs for running on the wicket during coverage on a sports channel:

"Is it deliberate? Yes, it is. It’s a tactical ploy that you can disturb the middle of the wicket because Ashwin wants as much help when he can bowl [as possible]. Normally it happens in the third inning. You’re 150 runs, 200 runs ahead, you think, lads, just make sure you get up and down the wicket."

"We had Simon Harmer at Essex. The reason why we won a lot of cricket was down to Simon Harmer, he bowled a lot of off-spin to right-handers, and if you’re batting in that third innings, there’s no rule saying where you can back up and run. So obviously our batsmen – and I’m now probably stitching up Essex for next year – you’d make sure that the footmarks which are naturally there, if you’re just walking up and down there a little bit more, you’re disturbing the surface. That was gamesmanship there."

Ashwin also responded to Cook's allegations in the press conference, saying:

"If the English media and players think it was on purpose, it wasn't. If that's how they want to treat it, so be it. I went to (on-field umpires) Joel (Wilson) and Kumar (Dharmasena) and said 'that's pure poor motor skills. If I was any better, I would have been in the Olympics. Why play cricket."
 
The ease with which English ex cricketers cast aspersions on opposition cricketers' integrity is astounding.

Really poor from Cook. I thought he was a gentleman. Just because his Essex team mate used to do that, Ashwin must be doing that too.
 
MP2011 said:
The ease with which English ex cricketers cast aspersions on opposition cricketers' integrity is astounding.

Really poor from Cook. I thought he was a gentleman. Just because his Essex team mate used to do that, Ashwin must be doing that too.
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They all have this cry baby attitude towards Ashwin ever since he had this tiff with Josh Buttler. They don't waste time putting him in the spot.
 
He is a champion bowler and it is not that easy to take 500 wickets in test. It is dream for many in modern times. Yes, his action can be debatable for many but he is class apart.
 
Ashwin to join the team shortly.

As per commies, BCCI arranged a chartered plane for him to fly to Chennai and back. Well done BCCI for taking care of him.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Action debatable? Its Ashwin and not Ajmal we are talking about.
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You are too naive to accept the fact that there is something wrong with his action. I guess you missed the point, I SAID DEBATEBALE, NEVER MENTIONED THAT HIS ACTION IS CHUCKING ETC ETC.
 
BouncerGuy said:
You are too naive to accept the fact that there is something wrong with his action. I guess you missed the point, I SAID DEBATEBALE, NEVER MENTIONED THAT HIS ACTION IS CHUCKING ETC ETC.
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Where is the debate? Among which experts of the game? Commentators? Former players? Writers? Umpires? Referees? Where is the debate?
 
cricketjoshila said:
Where is the debate? Among which experts of the game? Commentators? Former players? Writers? Umpires? Referees? Where is the debate?
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Bro, I never said that it is illegal. Did I? Why do there has to be a debate when I have not mentioned it being illegal? People were concerned in the past but that debate is not heard anywhere now.
 
BouncerGuy said:
Bro, I never said that it is illegal. Did I? Why do there has to be a debate when I have not mentioned it being illegal? People were concerned in the past but that debate is not heard anywhere now.
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That's what i am asking bro, which people were concerned in the past?

Because i haven't heard any expert questioning Ashwin's action.
 
You again missed my post I guess. I clearly said it can be debatable for many, can be anyone. One of the guys was saved ajmal himself who got banned for same thing.
 
Tom Hartley became the 250th left-handed batter to get out to Ravichandran Ashwin in Tests

Wicket No. 501 for the legend during third Test against England.
 
R Ashwin set to rejoin Team India from Day 4 of the 3rd Test

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pleased to announce the return of R Ashwin to the squad after a brief absence due to a family emergency. Ashwin had to temporarily withdraw from the squad after Day 2 of the 3rd Test in Rajkot to attend to a family emergency.

Both R Ashwin and the team management are pleased to confirm that he will be back in action on Day 4 and will continue to contribute towards the team's cause in the ongoing Test match.

The team management, players, media and fans have shown immense understanding and empathy, acknowledging the importance of family as a priority. The team and its supporters have stood united in support of Ashwin during this challenging period, and the management is delighted to welcome him back to the field.

Ashwin and his family kindly request privacy as they navigate through these challenging times.

JAY SHAH

Honorary Secretary

BCCI
 

BCCI's Chartered Plane Gesture For R Ashwin Wins Ravi Shastri's Heart​

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin returned to action during the post-tea session on the fourth day of the third Test against England after he was forced to leave for Chennai to attend to his ailing mother. Ashwin had left for Chennai hours after picking up his 500th Test wicket during England's first innings. After the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Ashwin will rejoin the team on Day 4, former head coach Ravi Shastri revealed that the board arranged a charter flight arranged a chartered plane for the player.

Shastri lauded BCCI and secretary Jay Shah for showing empathy towards Ashwin, adding that the gesture would've made the player feel "special".

"The BCCI secretary Jay Shah organised a charter to take him home and bring him back. I think that's the kind of empathy that's needed from the BCCI as well. There are the guardians of Indian cricket and with this kind of empathy, they will go a long, long way. It also makes the players feel they belong and are special," Ravi Shastri said during his commentary stint on Day 4 of the Rajkot Test.

Meanwhile, Ashwin did not incur any 'Penalty time' for his absence on the third day as per the ICC's Playing Conditions.

As per ICC's clause 24.3.2, "A nominated player's absence will not incur Penalty time if, in the opinion of umpires, if the player has left the field for other wholly acceptable reason, which shall not include illness or internal injury." Ashwin, who arrived in Rajkot on Sunday afternoon, was seen going through the drills during the tea break.

While Ashwin helped India clean England's tail with the wicket of Tom Hartley, his 501st Test scalp, it was Ravindra Jadeja who took the 'Man of the Match' award.

Jadeja scored a century in the first innings and took two wickets, before adding five more scalps to his account in the second innings as India crushed England by a record 434 runs in Rajkot.

Chasing 557 for victory, England batting fell like a pack of cards to lose eight wickets in the final session and get bundled out for 122 on day four in Rajkot.

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Earlier, Yashasvi Jaiswal stood out with his 214 off 236 balls to flay the opposition attack as India declared their second innings on 430-4.

Source: NDTV
 
He has taken 500 wickets. He says he was an accidental spinner as he wanted to become a batsman. That is quiet an achievement who doesn't rate himself.
 
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