{"id":8558,"date":"2024-12-18T10:50:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T05:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=544831"},"modified":"2024-12-18T10:51:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T05:21:23","slug":"ind-vs-aus-3rd-test-ravichandran-ashwin-to-make-big-announcement-spinner-seen-emotionally-hugging-virat-kohli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ind-vs-aus-3rd-test-ravichandran-ashwin-to-make-big-announcement-spinner-seen-emotionally-hugging-virat-kohli\/","title":{"rendered":"IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Ravichandran Ashwin to make big announcement? Spinner seen emotionally hugging Virat Kohli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Play has been halted due to persistent rain in Brisbane, casting doubts over the final outcome of the <strong>India vs Australia 3rd Test<\/strong>. While fans wait for the weather to clear up, an interesting scene has sparked widespread speculation.<\/p>\n<p>Fans and local media have hinted at a <strong>\u201cbig announcement\u201d<\/strong> on the cards, without providing further details. Adding fuel to the fire, visuals showed <strong>Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin<\/strong> sitting next to each other during the rain delay. The moment that caught everyone\u2019s attention? Kohli warmly placing his arms around Ashwin\u2019s shoulder and sharing a hug \u2013 an unusual sight that quickly sparked debate.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricketTak12\/status\/1869249098563588587<\/p>\n<h3>Could this mean retirement for Ashwin?<\/h3>\n<p>While nothing has been confirmed, whispers of <strong>Ravichandran Ashwin\u2019s retirement<\/strong> have started circulating. Ashwin, one of India\u2019s greatest off-spinners, has had a decorated career and remains a crucial figure in the team.<\/p>\n<p>Fans on social media have been quick to speculate, with many believing the emotional scene could be a farewell moment. However, with no official word yet, it remains to be seen whether this is indeed the case or simply a much-needed lighthearted moment during an intense Test match.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is Ashwin or Virat gonna announce Retirement?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvIND<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BGT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BGT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eIEyPqp1pS\">pic.twitter.com\/eIEyPqp1pS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u1d05\u029c\u1d0f\u0274\u026a \u0280\u1d00\u026a\u0274\u1d00 \u1d1b\u1d07\u1d00\u1d0d (@DhoniRainaTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DhoniRainaTeam\/status\/1869249469004517670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is it Ravi Ashwin who\u2019s going to make the R announcement today? What a champion he\u2019s been for Indian cricket<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vikrantgupta73\/status\/1869248367114780943?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Game Update \u2013<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>third Test match<\/strong> between <strong>India and Australia<\/strong> at the Gabba seems to be heading towards a draw as rain and bad light interrupted play during <strong>Day 5<\/strong>. India, chasing a target of <strong>275 runs<\/strong>, reached <strong>8\/0 in 2.1 overs<\/strong> before the players were taken off the field for an early <strong>tea break<\/strong> due to poor visibility.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match Summary at Tea:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India\u2019s Score:<\/strong> 8\/0 (2.1 overs)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Target:<\/strong> 275 runs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Batsmen at Crease:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yashasvi Jaiswal:<\/strong> 4*(6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>KL Rahul:<\/strong> 4*(7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Australian Bowlers:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mitchell Starc:<\/strong> 1.1 overs, 4 runs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pat Cummins:<\/strong> 1 over, 4 runs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play has been halted due to persistent rain in Brisbane, casting doubts over the final outcome of the India vs\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[309,3923],"class_list":["post-8558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-ravichandran-ashwin","tag-virat-kohli"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}