Ravichandran Ashwin:  Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket immediately after the third Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. On the same day (18 December) he received a call from two great legends of Indian cricket, which has now been revealed by this former off-spinner. Ashwin shared a screenshot of his call log on the social media platform X and said that if someone had told me 25 years ago that I would get a call from these two great cricketers on the last day of my career as an Indian cricketer, I would have had a heart attack.

These two great cricketers called 

Ashwin shared a screenshot on Instagram and wrote, 'If someone told me 25 years ago that I would have a smart phone and the call log on the last day of my career as an Indian cricketer would be like this, I would have had a heart attack right then. Thank you Sachin Sir and Kapil Dev Paaji.' In the screenshot, it can be seen that former captain Kapil Dev, who led India to its first World Cup win, made a WhatsApp call to Ashwin, while the greatest batsman of all time Sachin Tendulkar made a FaceTime audio call to him.

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Kapil Dev gave a statement

Recently, Kapil Dev had given a statement on Ashwin's decision to retire, in which he said, 'Ashwin is gone. I wish I was there, I would not have let him go like this. I would have bid him farewell with great respect and happiness.'

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Sachin Tendulkar made a long post 

Sachin Tendulkar wrote on Instagram about Ashwin, 'Ashwin, I have always admired how you play the game with a perfect coordination between your mind and heart. From playing the carrom ball brilliantly to scoring crucial runs, you have always found a way to win. It has been amazing to see you grow from a promising talent to one of India's best match winners. Your journey shows that true greatness lies in never being afraid to experiment and evolve. Your legacy will inspire everyone. Best wishes to you for your second innings.'

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Such was Ashwin's career

Ashwin's international career was spectacular. He made some records which added glory to his successful career. He is the second highest Test wicket taker for India after Anil Kumble (619). He took a total of 537 wickets in 106 Test matches. This legend took 156 wickets in 116 ODIs and 72 wickets in 65 T20s. Not only bowling, Ashwin also played amazing innings with the bat. Especially in Tests. He has 3503 Test runs with 6 centuries. He scored 707 runs in ODIs and 184 runs in T20s. Ashwin has 37 five-wicket hauls in Tests, which is the highest record by an Indian bowler. Leaving behind Kumble (35 times), he became number 1 in this matter.