Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin addresses the futures of senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. He emphasises that retirement decisions are personal. Ashwin criticises toxic fan wars on social media and defends the performances of Rohit and Kohli, highlighting the challenging nature of recent Test series.
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