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will be able to answer that. But when I arrived in Perth this was a chat we had. I somehow convinced him to stay for that pink-ball Test match. And then after it just happened, he felt that "if I am not needed, then I am better off saying goodbye to the game.
Abraham Thomas

Obviously, we have not been to Melbourne, so we are not sure what sort of conditions we will get there for our combination," he added.

"But just keeping Ash in mind, giving him that particular respect, if this is what he thinks, we should allow him to think that way. We should all stand by what he is thinking at this point in time. That is what I am thinking now and that is the kind of chat we had, me and [coach] Gautam Gambhir as well. It is important that a player like him, who has had great moments with the Indian team and he is truly a big match-winner for us, he is allowed to make those decisions on his own. And if it was now, so be it," the skipper added.

Minutes earlier, Ashwin had said he would continue playing, having already moved back to Chennai Super Kings for the next IPL season.

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