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With India facing a disappointing loss to Australia in the final of the World Test Championship earlier this month, the selection board was slammed for not picking up Ravichandran Ashwin in the playing XI...
When Australia's off-spinner Nathan Lyon picked four crucial wickets to become the highest wicket-taker in India's second innings, both India captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid faced further scrutiny..
Now, days after this, Ashwin opened up on being benched for the final and said that there are 'colleagues' in the dressing room, rather than 'friends'..
The remarks by Ashwin perhaps didn't please former Indian coach Ravi Shastri, who opined there will always be colleagues, no matter whether it's the dressing room or the commentary box..
Shastri has returned to broadcasting after leaving the head coach role in 2021 and was also part of the commentary team in the WTC Final...
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