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R Ashwin retires: Demon at home, fighter abroad

Excellent all-rounder and proven match-winner who set and maintained high standards for nearly a decade-and-a-half calls time on international career

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Ravichandran Ashwin

Just like that, without a second glance, R Ashwin rode away into the sunset, calling time on a glorious international career that saw him go where only one other Indian spinner had before.

Anil Kumble, Ashwin’s hero and role model, remains the country’s most prolific wicket-taker, with 619 scalps from 132 Tests. Ashwin signed off with 537 wickets from 106 matches, a tribute to his longevity and an uncompromising command on his craft that made him dangerous anywhere, but especially so at home where he was practically unplayable for more than a decade.

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