Sunil Gavaskar on R Ashwin’s sudden retirement: ‘Not usual in middle of series’ | Cricket News

While the cricketing world wished Ravichandran Ashwin on his retirement, Sunil Gavaskar was not happy with the allrounder’s decision to hang up his boots in the middle of an important series like the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
“He could have said, len after the end of the series, I won’t be available for selection for India. What it does is that, similarly when MS Dhoni retired at the end of the third Test in 2014-15 series, it leaves you one short. The selection committee has picked so many players for a tour with a purpose. If there are any injuries, they can select from the reserve players to have in the team.” Gavaskar told broadcasters.
“So, Sydney is somewhere where there is a lot of support on offer for spinners. So India could have played with two spinners. You never know. He could have been there for sure. I don’t know how the pitch in Melbourne will be like. Normally, you tend to look at the end of the series. That’s it. In the middle, it is not usual. Normally, you tend to look at the end of the series. That’s it. In the middle, it is not usual,” he added.

On Wednesday morning, Ashwin shocked everyone when he announced that he was retiring immediately as an Indian player from all formats with captain Rohit Sharma confirming that the Chennai player will fly out to India on Thursday and will take no further part in the 4th and 5th Tests against Australia.
The series is currently tied at 1-1 with India winning the first Test at Perth while Australia notching up a victory in the second Test at Adelaide. The 3rd Test at Gabba was declared a draw due to inclement weather.

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