Ashwin Retirement: Team India’s senior spinner on Wednesday Ravichandran Ashwin Announced his retirement from international cricket. The cricket world is shocked by his sudden decision to retire. Some former players have recalled the moments spent with him. former opening batsman Virender Sehwag Referring to an incident, he also remembered Ashwin. Sehwag told that once former captain MS Dhoni got angry with one of Ashwin’s words on the field and reprimanded him.
Ashwin Retirement: Ashwin was scolded in IPL 2014
Virender Sehwag had told on Cricbuzz that in 2014, when he was playing for Punjab in an IPL match, Ravichandran Ashwin had dismissed Glenn Maxwell. Ashwin had a strange celebration before dismissing Australia’s Maxwell. The then Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni was very angry with Ashwin’s celebration and he even reprimanded him.
Ashwin Retirement: Sehwag thought it best to remain silent on the field
Sehwag said, “When I was playing for Punjab, Ashwin dismissed Maxwell. He picked up some dust and threw it in the air in celebration. I also did not like that celebration, but I did not say anything publicly. However, MS Dhoni was very angry with this and scolded him a lot. Sehwag was at the non-striker’s end at the time of this incident. He said that he did not like celebrating like this, but he avoided the uproar by remaining silent about it in the media.
Ashwin Retirement: Creating ruckus is not in the spirit of the game
Sehwag further said, “But it was Ashwin’s wish to do so and if anyone had talked about it in the media or social media, it could have created an uproar. It’s the player’s responsibility, right? What happens inside should stay inside. If more things start coming out from inside then I can guarantee that something like this will happen in every match which will create an uproar. The spirit of the game also says that players should leave whatever happens inside the field as it is and move ahead.”
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