{"id":1216739,"date":"2024-12-19T11:50:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T06:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/?p=1216739"},"modified":"2024-12-19T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T06:20:47","slug":"watch-after-announcing-abrupt-retirement-ravichandran-ashwin-returns-to-chennai-from-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/news\/watch-after-announcing-abrupt-retirement-ravichandran-ashwin-returns-to-chennai-from-brisbane-1216739\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: After announcing abrupt retirement, Ravichandran Ashwin returns to Chennai from Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A day after announcing his retirement from international cricket following the conclusion of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar series in Brisbane, veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin returned to Chennai from Australia. The cricketer was escorted out of the Chennai International Airport by local officials before he left with his family without talking to the waiting media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, Ashwin shockingly announced his retirement midway through the crucial Test series against Australia which is currently level on 1-1 after 3 matches. The veteran cricketer also confirmed that he will continue to feature in club cricket and IPL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data- data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tamil Nadu: Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin returned to Chennai after announcing his retirement from international cricket. He made the announcement after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. His wife and children welcomed him at the airport <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SgiZ5wU1dC\">pic.twitter.com\/SgiZ5wU1dC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IANS (@ians_india) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ians_india\/status\/1869597710992728299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I do feel there is bit of punch left in me as a cricketer but I would like to showcase that in club level cricket,&#8221; Ashwin said at the post-match press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The cricketer in me, the Indian cricketer, international cricketer might have come to an end, but the cricket nut in me will never come to an end,&#8221; Ashwin told the Indian dressing room in a video shared by BCCI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 38-year-old is one of the finest bowlers to ever play for India, taking 765 wickets in his illustrious career and playing crucial roles in multiple international tournaments for the Men in Blue. 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