R Ashwin Was Being "Humiliated": Father Drops Bomb On Sudden Retirement Decision

Ravichandran Ashwin's father claims that his son had to quit international cricket as he was being 'humiliated'.

The plot behind Ravichandran Ashwin's international retirement thickens as the India all-rounder returned home from Australia on Thursday. Ashwin, who quickly flew out of Australia after leaving the cricket world shocked with his retirement decision, received a warm welcome at the Chennai airport. Even Ashwin's father and mother, who met him upon return to Chennai with tears in their eyes, admitted that the news was as much a shock to them as it was to millions of his fans across the globe.

In fact, Ashwin's father went on to say that 'humiliation' could be one of the reasons behind the Test great's decision to call it quits from international cricket so suddenly.

"I too came to know last minute, actually," Ashwin's father told News 18. "What was going on in his mind I don't know. He just announced. I too accepted it with full pleasure. I did not have any feelings at all for that. But the way he gave his retirement, one part I was very happy, another part not happy because he should have continued."

"(Retiring) is his (Ashwin's) wish and desire, I cannot interfere in that, but the way in which he gave that, there could be many reasons. Only Ashwin knows, maybe humiliation," he added.