All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday said that he only learned of Ravichandran Ashwin’s retirement just five minutes before the press conference at the Gabba, where the veteran off-spinner bid farewell to international cricket following the conclusion of the third Test between India and Australia.

The duo of Ashwin and Jadeja had established themselves as one of the most potent bowling combinations in Test cricket. Together, they played 58 Tests, amassing 587 wickets. The pair surpassed India’s previous record-holders, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, who together took 501 wickets, making Ashwin and Jadeja the nation’s most successful bowling partnership.