"How long will people talk about it?": Ashwin on playing farewell match for IND

Former Team India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin opened up on his retirement and getting a farewell game by saying that he did not want a farewell match if he did not deserve to play in the teamRavichandran Ashwin delivered one of the most heartbreaking moments in cricket last year when he decided to draw curtains on his international career after the third Test match against Australia His last international appearance was during the pinkball game at AdelaideSpeaking on his YouTube channel Ravichandran Ashwin said that what difference would it make if people clapped for him when he came out with a ballWhat difference will this make if I came out with the ball and people are clapping How long will people talk about it When social media was not there people talked about it and forgot after one week There is no need for a farewell The game has given us a lot and we have played with a lot of happiness said AshwinAlso ReadGiven the number of matches they play Ireland have done well against us Deepti SharmaHe also said that he did not want his farewell match if he did not deserve a place in the team on the basis of performance and was there in the team just because he had to be given a nice sendoffI want to play more cricket Where is the place Obviously not in the Indian dressing room but from somewhere else I want to be honest with the game Imagine if I want to play farewell Test but I do not deserve a place Imagine I am only in the team because it is my farewell Test I do not want that I felt there was more strength in my cricket I could have played more but it is always better to finish when people ask why not than why Ashwin concludedIndia lost the BorderGavaskar Trophy 13 succumbing to a sixwicket defeat in the fifth and final Test at Sydney after setting Australia a target of 162 runs With this loss India is officially out of contention for the ICC World Test Championship final at Lords in June next year as Australia and South Africa have sealed their placesIn 106 Tests for India the legendary allrounder took 537 wickets at an average of 2400 with best figures of 759 He claimed 37 fivewicket hauls and eight tenwicket match hauls in his Test career He is the eighthhighest wickettaker in Tests overall and the secondhighest for India behind Anil Kumble 619 wickets Ashwin also holds the record for the secondmost fivewicket hauls in Tests trailing only Sri Lankas Muttiah Muralitharan 67With the bat Ravichandran Ashwin scored 3503 runs at an average of 2575 including six centuries and 14 fifties in 151 innings with a highest score of 124In 116 ODIs Ashwin took 156 wickets at an average of 3320 with best figures of 425 He also scored 707 runs at an average of 1644 including one fifty a knock of 65 in 63 innings He is the 13thhighest wickettaker for India in the formatAcross all formats Ashwin took 765 wickets in 287 matches making him Indias secondhighest wickettaker after Anil Kumble 953 wicketsRavichandran Ashwin was also a key member of the Indian teams that won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions TrophyWith ANI Inputs