ASHWIN BIDS ADIEU TO INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

Ashwin came into the post-match conference to announce his decision.

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India's decorated off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his decision to retire from international cricket moments after the Brisbane Test ended in a draw. Ashwin came into the post-match press conference with India's captain, Rohit Sharma, to announce his decision. The anticipation around Ashwin's retirement started to build up when he was visibly emotional and was hugged by Virat Kohli.

Moments after Ashwin announced his retirement, Rohit Sharma stood up and embraced Ashwin. The 38-year-old was brief while announcing that Wednesday marked his last day as an international cricketer.

"I don't want to make it about myself. This is my last day as an international cricketer. I've had a lot of fun. I have made a lot of memories alongside Rohit [Sharma] and several of my team-mates, even though we've lost some of them [to retirements] over the last few years. We're the last bunch of OGs, we can say that. I will be marking this as my date of having played at this level," Ashwin said in the post-match press conference.