'I do not think we have heard the last of that yet' - Brad Haddin shares unique point of view on R Ashwin's retirement

Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Brad Haddin feels that Ravichandran Ashwin's abrupt decision to retire stemmed from his disappointment of not being picked in the playing XI. The second-highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket announced his retirement from internationals after the third Test against Australia in Brisbane.

Ashwin wasn't picked in the first Test in Perth but he returned to the side for the pink-ball encounter in Adelaide. The 38-year-old scored 29 runs across two innings and bagged a solitary wicket. He was subsequently dropped for the third Test as Ravindra Jadeja replaced him in the playing XI. On the final day of the Brisbane Test, Ashwin shocked the cricket fraternity by drawing the curtains down on his illustrious international career.

"The first three Test matches, they played three different spinners, so they arrived here not knowing what their game style is going to be around here. It should not be a shock when you get here, they have played here enough, they have success here so the Ashwin retiring mid-series was a funny one. I do not think we have heard the last of that yet. I think he was just jack of not getting picked," Haddin said while speaking on the Willow Talk podcast.

Haddin opined that Ashwin likely considers himself as India's premier spinner and he wanted to retire on his own terms when he saw that the management wasn't able to fit him in the playing XI.

"I think he sees himself as the number one spinner. His record is elite, and he just went, 'You know what I am not sitting on the bench. If you cannot decide that I am your best spinner, I am done. I have played enough. I do not need this.' I do not think we have heard the end of that," Haddin added.

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India eventually lost the series 1-3 and lost possession of the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in 10 years.

Ashwin finished his stellar career with 3,503 runs and 537 wickets from 106 Test matches. He also bagged 65 and 31 wickets in ODIs and T20Is, respectively. The Chennai-born was also a part of the Indian teams that won the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013.