Ashwin’s former captain and current team-mate Virat Kohli said: “I’ve played with you for 14 years and when you told me today you’re retiring, it made me a bit emotional and the flashbacks of all those years playing together came to me.

“I’ve enjoyed every bit of the journey with you Ash. Your skill and match-winning contributions to Indian cricket are second to none and you will always and always be remembered as a legend of Indian cricket.

“Wish you nothing but the best in your life with your family and everything else that it unfolds for you.

“With massive respect and lots of love to you and your close ones. Thanks for everything buddy.”

Australia captain Pat Cummins said Ashwin will “go down as one of the all-time greats”.

“He’s obviously been a fantastic player all around the world,” Cummins said. “There aren’t that many finger spinners that have that kind of longevity.

“There’s a massive respect from our changing room for the career that he’s had.”

India coach Gautam Gambhir, who played alongside Ashwin, wrote on X: “The privilege of seeing you grow from a young bowler to a legend of modern cricket is something that I wouldn’t trade for the world.

“I know that generations of bowlers to come will say that I became a bowler because of Ashwin.”