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[Watch] Kohli-Ashwin Share An Emotional Hug!! Retirement Of A G.O.A.T On The Cards?



Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin share an emotional hug [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/x.com] Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin share an emotional hug [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/x.com] 

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On the fifth day of the third Test in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, India are 267 runs away from the win with about 50 overs left in the game. However, the match has come to a temporary pause as the cloudl covers around the ground as forced the umpires to call for a hault.

During the pause in the game, two of India's biggest assets, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin were seen involved in a discussion. In between there coversation, the duo was seen hugging each other. 

This action by the two players has sent the net on a frenzy. There is a prediction or a rumour going about among the fans that one of these two players will announce retirement from Test cricket. Even before the start of the day, there was a news that was doing the rounds that there will be a big announcement coming at the end of the day five. So, the fans have connected the dots and have predicted that either of these two Indian greats will announce his retirement after the end of the match. 

Speculations around retirement of Indian fans

There has been a dip in the batting form of both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. For few months there has been an atmosphere of retirement of legendary cricketers from the Test format. However, the recent video clips suggest that it could be Ravichandran Ashwin too. The fact that he is often rested from the overseas tours or fails to be a consistent part of the team might have prompted him to take the action.