Ravichandran Ashwin made history earlier this month when he became the first player to ever 'retire out' in the history of the Indian Premier League.
During the clash between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants, Ashwin was promoted up the order to help Rajasthan rebuild after they lost four cheap wickets. After sharing a crucial 68-run partnership with Shimron Hetmyer, Ashwin retired out during the penultimate over of his side's innings to allow finisher Riyan Parag a maximum of ten deliveries to up the ante.
And Parag struck eight runs off four balls at a strike rate of 200 to help push Rajasthan up to a first innings total of 165-6. In the end, Rajasthan won the match by just three runs, justifying the decision to retire Ashwin out.
