Kapil Dev feels disappointed with Ravichandran Ashwin’s retirement call

Kapil Dev said that Ashwin should have waited and done it differently.

Ravichandran Ashwin drew curtains on his international career after the end of the drawn 3rd Test at the Gabba and immediately left the Indian camp to head home. On Wednesday, R Ashwin put all speculations to bed on his decision to retire midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. However, former India captain Kapil Dev said that he was disappointed over the timing of R Ashwin’s call.

Kapil Dev expressed disappointment over R Ashwin’s midway retirement call.

Kapil Dev expressed disappointment at R Ashwin’s move. Speaking to Gulf News, he admitted that he was quite vexed at Ashwin for retiring in the middle of the series, saying that he could have waited till the end of the Sydney game to take the call. But, he praised Ashwin’s contribution to Indian cricket. Kapil Dev said, “Ashwin is a very strong-headed guy. It’s good to see such characters in cricketers. I felt a little sad when he left in the middle of the tour. He was a great cricketer India has produced and served the game so well, but he should have waited and done it differently. Nevertheless, what he did for the country is unbelievable.”

R Ashwin breaks the silence on the reason behind his sudden retirement.

Not just Kapil Dev, but his former India teammate Sunil Gavaskar was also disappointed with Ashwin’s act. On Wednesday, speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said, “I think a lot. What to do in life. You all need to understand that this happens instinctively. If someone gets to know, that their job is done, once that thinking comes, there is nothing to think. People said a lot of things. I don’t think it is a big deal. You think what happened? I did not play the first Test. I played the second, did not play the third. It was possible I could play the next or not play the next. This is a side of my creativity and I was looking to explore it. At that time, I felt my creativity was over, so it was over. It was simple.”

Ashwin added, “What difference will this make if I came out with the ball and people are clapping? How long will people talk about it? When social media was not there, people talked about it and forgot after one week. There is no need for a farewell. The game has given us a lot, and we have played with a lot of happiness.”