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Legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's shocking retirement in Australia during the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 shocked everyone. Ashwin ended his international career as the second highest wicket-taker. The veteran all-rounder revealed that he was supposed to hang his boots during his 100th Test outing.
Ashwin played his 100th Test in Dharamsala against England in 2024 where he picked up nine wickets in the landmark Test. To mark this occasion, the BCCI organised a special ceremony in which Ashwin was given a special memento and even gave a speech in front of his teammates.
During an event in Chennai, Ashwin revealed that he wanted to announce retirement after his 100th Test in Dharamsala and had even invited former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni.
However, Ashwin revealed that Dhoni was unable to make it to Dharamsala. He also thanked the five-time IPL-winning captain for bringing him back to CSK, where it all began.
“I called MS Dhoni for my 100th Test in Dharamshala to hand over the memento. I wanted to make that my last Test. But he couldn’t make it. However, I didn’t think he would give me the gift of getting me back to CSK. It’s a much better one. So, thank you, MS, for doing it. I’m glad to be here,” said Ashwin during a book launch event on Sunday.
"Most importantly, I have come back to CSK not as someone who has achieved so much but as someone who has gone through the full circle and wants to come back here and enjoy just like before. It is a wonderful place to be," he added.
Ashwin will now be seen featuring for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is scheduled to start from March 22. The franchise picked up the spinner in the mega auction for INR 9.75 crore. CSK will start their IPL campaign against Mumbai Indians on March 23 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
CSK IPL 2025 schedule
| CSK vs MI | March 23 | Sunday | Chennai |
| CSK vs RCB | March 28 | Friday | Chennai |
| CSK vs RR | March 30 | Sunday | Guwahati |
| CSK vs DC | April 5 | Saturday | Chennai |
| CSK vs PBKS | April 8 | Tuesday | Mullanpur |
| CSK vs KKR | April 11 | Friday | Chennai |
| CSK vs LSG | April 14 | Monday | Lucknow |
| CSK vs MI | April 20 | Sunday | Mumbai |
| CSK vs SRH | April 25 | Friday | Chennai |
| CSK vs PBKS | April 30 | Wednesday | Chennai |
| CSK vs RCB | May 3 | Saturday | Bengaluru |
| CSK vs KKR | May 7 | Wednesday | Kolkata |
| CSK vs RR | May 12 | Monday | Chennai |
| CSK vs GT | May 18 | Sunday | Ahmedabad |
CSK Full Squad
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramkrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth
