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Ravichandran Ashwin Reveals Retirement 'Call-Log' With Heartfelt Note

Ashwin played 106 Test matches, 116 one-day internationals, and 65 T20Is, picking up 537, 156, and 72 wickets, respectively

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Ravichandran Ashwin's international retirement has sparked a tsunami of reactions from some of the biggest names in world cricket. (More Cricket News)

The 38-year-old called time on his international career midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, after the third Test ended in a draw in Brisbane.

Social media flooded with congratulatory messages throughout the day and the next. 

Ashwin also revealed he received calls from two of India바카라™s greatest cricketers in Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev. 

He shared a screenshot of his call log on X (formerly known as twitter), Ashwin wrote, 바카라œIf someone told me 25 years ago that I would have a smart phone with me and the call log on the last day of my career as an Indian cricketer would look like this, I would have had a heart attack then only. Thanks @sachin_rt and @therealkapildev paaji."

Ashwin played 106 Test matches, 116 one-day internationals, and 65 T20Is, picking up 537, 156, and 72 wickets, respectively. 

The spinner also has registered six hundreds and 14 fifties in Tests, while bagging eight ten-wicket hauls and 35 five-fors.

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