India star batter Ajinkya Rahane congratulated decorated off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on his announcement of retiring from international cricket as the rain-affected Gabba Test ended in a draw. Ashwin was part of India's Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 squad and now after announcing his retirement the veteran cricketer is all set to travel back to India on December 19.
Ashwin was the part of Ajinkya Rahane-led India during India tour of Australia in 2021. Rahane took his 'X' formerly known as Twitter to congratulate the veteran spinner on his retirement.
"Congratulations on an incredible journey, @ashwinravi99! Standing at slip was never a dull moment with you bowling, every ball felt like a chance waiting to happen. All the best for your next chapter!" posted Rahane.
Ashwin played 106 Tests, picked up a whopping 537 wickets, including 37 five-wicket hauls, and amassed 3,503 runs. He smashed his last Test century against Bangladesh. The crafty spinner is the seventh-highest wicket-taker in Tests overall and second-highest for India behind legendary spinner Anil Kumble (619 scalps). He also has 2nd most five-wicket hauls in Tests, behind Sri Lankan spin icon Muttiah Muralitharan (67).
He played 181 white ball matches and picked up 228 wickets including 116 ODIs and 65 T20Is. He picked up 156 ODI wickets at an average of 33.20, with best figures of 4/25. He also made 707 runs at an average of 16.44, with one fifty, a knock of 65 in 63 innings. He is the 13th-highest wicket-taker in ODIs for India. In 65 T20Is, he took 72 wickets at an average of 23.22. His best figures are 4/8. He also scored 184 runs in 19 innings at an average of 26.28, with best score of 31. He is the sixth-highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is.
