The 38-year-old took 537 wickets in his 106 tests at an average of 24.00, leaving him seventh on the all-time list and second only to Anil Kumble (619) for his country.

He also played 116 one-day and 65 Twenty20 internationals.

“This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer in all formats at an international level,” he said at the post-match press conference alongside skipper Rohit Sharma.

“I feel there’s a little bit of punch left in me as a cricketer, but I’d like to express that, showcase that, in club-level cricket.”

He was not selected for Brisbane with his final test coming in Adelaide last week where he took 1-53.

“I’ve had a lot of fun. I have made a lot of memories alongside Rohit and several of my team-mates,” he added.

“Obviously there are a lot of people to thank, but I will be failing in my duties if I didn’t thank the BCCI and fellow team-mates.”

Ashwin made his test debut in 2011 against the West Indies and was also handy with the bat, scoring 3,503 runs with six centuries and 14 fifties.