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Dear Ashwin, from not knowing how to put a kit bag together to following you to stadiums all over the world, rooting for you, watching you and learning from you, it has been an absolute pleasure

Previously on Thursday, Ravichandran, father of Ashwin, said humiliation could have been a reason behind the off-spinner quitting international cricket with immediate effect after the end of third Test against Australia at the Gabba, which ended in a draw

I too came to know at the last minute. The way in which he gave that (retirement), there could be many reasons. Only Ashwin knows, maybe humiliation

Rain was always a constant theme in the match at Brisbane, and only 22 overs of play was possible on day five. After bowling out India for 260 to take a 185-run first-innings, Australia declared its second innings at 89/7 and gave the visitors’ a target of 275 runs in a bid to get an unlikely victory

Even Gambhir's philosophy of playing the same way, come hell or high water, is something that those associated closely with Indian cricket have failed to fathom

Resuming at 198 for five, the Kiwis lost their remaining five wickets for 57 runs in an hour into the first session itself

The biggest shock arrived in the 24th over when their batting superstar Virat Kohli missed a juicy full-toss from Mitchell Santner to be cleaned up for a nine-ball 1

Devon Conway looked assured against a three-pronged Indian spin attack to reach 47 not out with Rachin Ravindra batting on five at other end

As part of their subcontinent tour, New Zealand is preparing for a challenging match against World Test Championship (WTC) leaders India. They recently played two Tests against Sri Lanka, but their one-off Test against Afghanistan last month in Greater Noida was canceled due to rain.

The duo's bats remained silent in series-opener as Bangladesh pacers bowled probing lines on a supportive track and were rewarded

"We were in a tough spot at that moment, with the score at 144/6. The wicket was challenging, and we lost several wickets quickly in the first session. However, Ash (Ashwin) and I managed to build a partnership that became the turning point, allowing us to make a comeback in the match," Jadeja said in a video posted on bcci.tv

Mahmud ended India's first innings in just over an hour of day two by having Bumrah edging to third slip to pick five-wicket haul

The star spinner is currently enjoying the critical success of his book 'I Have The Streets: A Kutti Cricket Story

Recapping Day One of the fifth Test, after Ravichandran Ashwin cleared off England's tail end, Rohit began the session dealing in boundaries putting the pressure back on England's bowling unit.

There were two partnerships in the middle-order -- 37 between Crawley and Joe Root for third wicket and 38 between Root and 100-Test-man Jonny Bairstow for the fourth wicket -- but they were not sufficient for the visitors

During the second innings, Ashwin finally delivered his best performance of the series after not being among the wickets much in earlier matches.

Kuldeep then dismissed Tom Hartley and Ollie Robinson in four balls, before Ashwin raced to his fifth wicket as stumper Dhruv Jurel took a brilliant reflex catch to oust James Anderson.

For the first 90 minutes, the pitch seemed ordinary, but then it revealed its bag of tricks, expertly exploited by Ashwin and Kuldeep to claim crucial wickets

Today's top news covers the ongoing Farmers Protest in Delhi, Ashwin's departure from the India vs England test, the BJP National Council meeting in Delhi, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly's communication with Jaishankar, and the tragic demise of Navalny in prison.

It took Ashwin a mere 98 Test matches to accomplish this remarkable feat.