Brad Haddin, the former Australia wicketkeeper, found Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series pretty amusing. He pointed out that India didn’t seem to have a solid game plan for the five-match series, which likely left Ashwin feeling frustrated since he didn’t make it into the playing XI for two of the first three Tests.

Ashwin surprised everyone in the cricket community by announcing his retirement from international cricket right after the Brisbane Test during the post-match presentation. He had been left out of the XI for that match following a lackluster performance with both bat and ball in the pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval.

Haddin didn’t hold back in expressing his thoughts on Ashwin’s retirement, suggesting that the star spinner was clearly unhappy about sitting on the sidelines, which probably influenced his decision to step away from the game.

The first three Test matches saw them using three different spinners, so they came into this match without a clear idea of their playing style. It shouldn't be surprising, considering they've played here enough and had success in the past. Haddin found it amusing that Ashwin decided to retire mid-series, suggesting we haven't heard the last of it. He thinks Ashwin was just tired of not being selected, as he mentioned on the Willow Talk podcast.

Ashwin wrapped up his career as India's second-highest wicket-taker in Tests, with 537 wickets in 106 matches, just behind the legendary Anil Kumble, who has 619. In limited-overs cricket, being part of the 2011 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy-winning squads were standout moments in his 14-year journey. He played 116 ODIs for India, taking 156 wickets, and in 65 T20 Internationals, he claimed 72 wickets. His career kicked off in 2010 with ODIs, and he made his Test debut the following year.

He considers himself the top spinner, according to Brad Haddin

Haddin pointed out that Ashwin seemed unwilling to accept being anything less than the top choice spinner, which might explain his abrupt retirement.

"He views himself as the top spinner. His stats are outstanding, and he probably thought, 'I’m not going to be a backup. If you can’t see that I’m your best option, then I’m out. I’ve had my fill. I don’t need to deal with this.' I don’t think this is the last we’ll hear about it," Haddin mentioned.

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