Ravichandran Ashwin retired from cricket after the drawn third Test against Australia. Kapil Dev felt Ashwin's farewell was inadequate. Ashwin took 537 Test wickets and 765 international wickets. He played 106 Tests, 116 ODIs, and 65 T20Is. He was part of India's 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy wins. Ashwin announced his retirement alongside Rohit Sharma in the post-match press conference.
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