Ravichandran Ashwin announced retirement from international cricket after clinching 537 Test wickets. Ashwin's last appearance for India was in Adelaide

Kohli’s message was a testament to the immense respect he has for Ashwin, both as a player and a person. He acknowledged Ashwin’s game-changing contributions and how the spinner had been a pivotal part of India’s success over the years.

Ravichandran Ashwin said he’d be virtually ‘walking out to bat’ with Virat Kohli at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the fourth Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in his awe-inspiring thank-you note for the latter’s special social media post.