Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin | Image: AP A cricketer only calls time when he knows that he has had “enough” and something must have snapped within Ravichandran Ashwin when he decided to announce his retirement, former India opener WV Raman, who also happens to be his first-class coach, said on Wednesday. Ashwin, India’s second-highest … Read more
India’s premier off-spinner R Ashwin on Wednesday stunned the cricketing world by bidding adieu to his international career in the middle of the ongoing Test series against Australia here despite having a “bit of punch left” in him. The 38-year-old retires from the game as the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests with 537 scalps … Read more
Ashwin and Pat Cummins | Image: BCCI Australia captain Pat Cummins is not bothered if India walked away with momentum from the drawn third Test but is pleased that they did not let the visitors exploit better batting conditions in the first innings. Australia, who largely controlled the third Test, declared their second innings at … Read more