India, Oct. 9 -- With the recent changes in the Indian squad, especially the removal of Rohit Sharma from ODI captaincy, there have been a lot of discussions around the retirement of Sharma, Kohli, and Ravichandran Ashwin from Test cricket. However, the veteran Indian off-spinner, Ashwin, has swatted away the 'forced into retirement' chatter. The all-rounder claims that his exit from BGT 2024-25 and later his IPL exit were entirely his own decision.

In a recent video on his YouTube channel, Ravichandran Ashwin made it clear that seniors asked him to rethink the decision and not retire. This statement by him matters very much with the Rohit-Gambhir narrative that has been raging the entire week.

"No one told me that you should go, no one...