Talking about speculation that Gautam Gambhir had a role in Test retirements of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and him, Ravichandran Ashwin said, "Even if he thought...I must move on or Virat must move on or Rohit must move on...it’s okay." He added, "It's fine because he has...job to do...If I felt bitter about it...that's also okay...because it's my emotion."