India, Aug. 27 -- After announcing his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has already identified his next project. According to a report in Telegraph Sport, Ashwin is keen to participate in next year's The Hundred competition in England, which would make him the first Indian male player to feature in the event.

Ashwin, one of the greatest spinners to have graced the sport, returned from international cricket in December last year, midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia. He ended his career with 537 wickets, the seventh-highest in Test history. On Wednesday, amid the ongoing chatter around his trade from Chennai Super Kings, Ashwin drew curtains on ...