A day after quitting International cricket, Ashwin returns home from Australia - WATCH

Chennai: A day after announcing his retirement from the International cricket, ace Indian off spinner R.Ashwin returned home on Thursday from Australia.

The great all rounder took the cricket world by surprise during the final of the third cricket test against Australia at Brisbane on Wednesday announcing that he was retiring from International cricket.

Upon his arrival at the airport here, Ashwin did not talk to the waiting reporters, but said he would meet the media a few days later and explain on his decision to quit International cricket.

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Tamil Nadu: Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin returned to Chennai after announcing his retirement from international cricket. He made the announcement after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. His wife and children welcomed him at the airport pic.twitter.com/SgiZ5wU1dC

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While questioning the timing of his decision to quit midway through a series, several former and present cricketers hailed his contributions to Team India as a key all rounder and a match winner with his extraordinary bowling and rescuing the team with his batting skills when it mattered most, a point acknowledged by present Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma.