Ravichandran Ashwin withdraws from third Test against England due to family emergency

India’s off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn for the rest of the ongoing third Test against England. With the bat, he scored an important 37 and put together 77 runs with the debutant, Dhruv Jurel. With the ball, as he took the wicket of Zak Crawley, Ashwin completed his 500 Test wickets and entered the elite list. Meanwhile, after the second day’s play, the two-time World Event winner has withdrawn from the rest of the game.

As stated by the Indian Cricket Board, the 37-year-old has withdrawn due to a family emergency. With this, the team is left with 10 players as they can’t get a replacement in either batting or bowling. If the Tamil Nadu player was ruled out due to concussion, he could have been replaced. Also, with the two-time IPL winner not playing, the team has only four bowlers in the mix. At the time of writing, India has picked two wickets in the first half-hour of play.