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R Ashwin's 'Mentally Disturbing' CSK Season Led to Retirement: 'Painful' Decision Despite Ability to Play
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R Ashwin Reveals 'Mentally Disturbing' CSK Season Forced His Retirement
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06-04-2026, 10:49
R Ashwin Reveals 'Mentally Disturbing' CSK Season Forced His Retirement
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Ravichandran Ashwin retired from IPL in August last year after a "mentally disturbing" 2025 season with Chennai Super Kings.
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Ashwin's 2025 IPL season was below par, taking seven wickets from nine matches with an economy of 9.12.
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He stated he lacked the emotional bandwidth to continue, finding the season "quite painful" and "mentally disturbing."
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Ashwin believes his retirement spared CSK the headache of retention and provided an additional Rs 10 crore for squad strengthening.
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He criticized CSK's bowling tactics in IPL 2026 and expressed concern about the team's ability to change its dressing room atmosphere.
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