Ravichandran Ashwin (centre) has announced his shock retirement from Test cricket.Credit:Getty
“Most importantly,Rohit,Virat[Kohli],Ajinkya[Rahane],[Cheteshwar] Pujara,who’ve taken that many catches around the bat to give me the number of wickets I’ve managed to get over the years. Also,a big thank you to the Australian cricket team who’ve been very fierce competitors. I’ve enjoyed my time playing against them.
“It’s truly a very emotional moment. I don’t think I’m in a position where I would be answering the questions in the right way. So please pardon me for that.
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“Thanks for being the journalists that you’ve been – writing good things and,of course,writing nasty things on occasions. That’s a relationship I think we would maintain forever.
“I might go on to be involved with the game because this is a game that’s given me everything.”
Meanwhile,Rohit conceded his own form had not been good enough after a return of 19 runs at 6.33 during two Tests since he arrived in Australia following the birth of his second child.
“I have not battled well,” he said. “There’s no harm in accepting that. But I know what’s in my mind,how I’m preparing myself. All those boxes are very much ticked. It’s just about spending as much time[in the middle].
“As long as my mind,my body and my feet are moving well,I’m pretty happy with how things are panning out for me.
“Obviously runs are not showing,but inside it’s a different feeling.”