1. Ravichandran Ashwin is a right-arm off spin bowler and a lower order batter.
107 Facts About Ravichandran Ashwin
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Ravichandran Ashwin plays for Tamil Nadu and South Zone in domestic cricket and for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
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Ravichandran Ashwin has won eleven Man of the Series awards in Tests, which is the most for any cricketer, along with Muttiah Muralitharan.
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Ravichandran Ashwin had been the highest-ranked bowler in the ICC men's player rankings multiple times, and holds the record for the second highest rating points by an Indian bowler ever in Test cricket.
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Ravichandran Ashwin started as an opening batsman but dropped down the order due to limited success and turned into an off-break bowler.
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Ravichandran Ashwin made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in December 2006 and captained the team the following season.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played for the Chennai Super Kings in the 2010 Indian Premier League, where his economical bowling led to his maiden international call-up in the limited-overs formats in June 2010.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker and player of the tournament of the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, which was won by CSK.
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Ravichandran Ashwin won the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 and two IPL titles with CSK.
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In 2011, Ravichandran Ashwin made his Test debut against West Indies and became the seventh Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul on debut.
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Ravichandran Ashwin had greater success with the turning tracks in the Indian subcontinent, including taking 29 wickets in a series against Australia, the most by any Indian bowler in a four-match Test series.
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On 18 December 2024, Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India in January 2025.
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Ravichandran Ashwin did his initial schooling at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan.
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Ravichandran Ashwin graduated with a BTech in Information Technology from SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.
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Ravichandran Ashwin started playing cricket at the age of nine for YMCA and was coached by Chandrasekar Rao during the early part of his career.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was later coached by former spinner Sunil Subramaniam and mentored by former cricketer W V Raman.
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Ravichandran Ashwin had represented the Indian under-17 team as an opening batter.
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Ravichandran Ashwin married his childhood friend, Prithi Narayanan, on 13 November 2011.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the squad for the 2010 Asia Cup, which India won.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the tri-series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka, but did not get a game, with Pragyan Ojha and Ravindra Jadeja being preferred.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the 15-member 2011 Cricket World Cup squad, with Harbhajan and Piyush Chawla being the other two specialist spinners in the squad.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played only two matches in World cup, which India won, defeating Sri Lanka in the finals.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was retained in the limited-overs squad for the England tour and emerged as India's best bowler of the series, taking six wickets at an average of 25.16.
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Ravichandran Ashwin made his Test debut in the first match at Delhi, earning his cap from Sachin Tendulkar.
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Ravichandran Ashwin picked four wickets in the second Test at Kolkata, where India registered an innings victory.
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Ravichandran Ashwin featured in four matches of the subsequent ODI series and took four wickets at an average of 49.00.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played in three Tests on the tour, taking just nine wickets at an average of more than 62.
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Ravichandran Ashwin featured in the subsequent triangular CB Series against Australia and Sri Lanka and took seven wickets in as many matches at 43.42.
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Ravichandran Ashwin returned to form during the two-match home Test series against New Zealand.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was awarded man of the series for his tally of 18 wickets at an average of 13.11.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played four matches in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka and took five wickets at an economy rate of 6 and an average of 19.
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In February 2013, Ravichandran Ashwin worked with Sunil Subramaniam to make changes to his bowling ahead of the four-match Test series against Australia, including shortening of his bowling stride.
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Ravichandran Ashwin finished the series as the leading wicket-taker with a tally of 29 wickets at 20.10 and won the Man of the Series award.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the Indian team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in England.
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Ravichandran Ashwin had a total of eight wickets from five matches at an average of 22.62, conceding 4.41 runs per over, and ended as the joint-fifth highest wicket-taker of the tournament and was named in the 'Team of the Tournament'.
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On India's tour of South Africa, Ravichandran Ashwin had a difficult time with the ball, picking up only one wicket across three ODIs and went wicketless in his 42 overs in the first Test at Johannesburg, following which, he was dropped for the second Test.
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Ravichandran Ashwin shared a 38-run partnership with Dhoni and an 85-run seventh wicket stands with Jadeja, as the match eventually ended in a tie.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was back among the wickets when India went to Bangladesh for the 2014 Asia Cup and the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.
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Ravichandran Ashwin took nine wickets in four matches of the Asia Cup and finished as the joint-third highest wicket-taker of the tournament.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played a vital role in India's unbeaten run to the World Twenty20 final.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was named in the "Team of the Tournament" for the 2014 T20 World Cup by the ICC and ESPNcricinfo.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the Indian team that toured England in 2014.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played only two matches in the five Test series, scoring 40 and 46 not out but going wicketless in the fourth Test and taking three wickets in the last match, both of which ended in defeats.
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India whitewashed Sri Lanka in a five-match ODI series in November 2014, in which Ravichandran Ashwin took 6 wickets to his name at 33.33.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was not part of the first Test of India's tour of Australia in December 2014.
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Ravichandran Ashwin returned to the playing eleven in the second test and took a total of 12 wickets at an average of 48.66 in the remaining three matches.
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Ravichandran Ashwin is a fantastic cricketer with a lot of work ethic.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was selected to represent India for the second consecutive ODI World cup held in Australia and New Zealand in 2015.
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Ravichandran Ashwin took 13 wickets in 8 matches in India's run to the semi-finals and was named on the bench in the 'Team of the tournament'.
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In November 2015, Ravichandran Ashwin was a star performer throughout the Freedom Trophy Test series against South Africa in India.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was named in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year in 2015.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Asia Cup, in which he took four wickets in as many matches.
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In New Zealand's tour of India in 2016, Ravichandran Ashwin took 27 wickets in three Tests, including a career-best of 7 for 59 in an innings.
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Ravichandran Ashwin became the second Indian to score 500 runs and take 50 wickets in a single season.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the limited overs squad that toured West Indies in June 2017 after which he became a player who played exclusively in tests.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played six tests, taking 18 wickets, while India lost both the series.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was a key performer in the wins, taking 20 wickets across five matches.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played one match in the Indian tour of New Zealand, which was won by New Zealand.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was the lead wicket-taker with four wickets in the 2021 ICC World Test Championship final loss to New Zealand in June 2021.
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In September 2021, Ravichandran Ashwin earned a surprise recall to the Indian squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, more than four years since he played a T20 international.
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Ravichandran Ashwin made the comeback in white-ball cricket in India's third match of the tournament against Afghanistan and bowled a good spell taking two wickets for 14 runs in four overs.
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Ravichandran Ashwin continued to play T20 international matches across 2021 and 2022.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was named in the Indian squad, which reached the semi-finals of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, playing all six matches and taking six wickets.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was not part of the playing eleven in the final, which India lost to Australia.
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Ravichandran Ashwin earned a surprise recall to the ODI side for the series against Australia prior to the 2023 Cricket World Cup, in which he took four wickets from two matches.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was named as a part of the Indian squad for the World Cup.
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On 16 February 2024, during the third test of the England tour of India, Ravichandran Ashwin took his 500th test wicket, becoming the second Indian and ninth overall to achieve the feat.
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Ravichandran Ashwin took his 37th five wicket haul in the second innings, the second most in test cricket and became the oldest Indian cricketer to take a five wicket haul.
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Ravichandran Ashwin finished the series as the joint highest wicket taker and won a record equaling eleventh Man of the Series award.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played his last test match during India's tour of Australia in December 2024.
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Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket on 18 December 2024.
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Ravichandran Ashwin made his first class debut for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji trophy match against Haryana in 2006 at the age of 20, taking six wickets.
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Ravichandran Ashwin made his List A debut in 2007 against Andhra, taking two wickets.
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Ravichandran Ashwin has represented the team in multiple seasons in the Ranji Trophy.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the team that reached the final of the tournament in 2019.
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Ravichandran Ashwin captained the India A side in the Deodhar Trophy in 2018.
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Ravichandran Ashwin played for Chemplast in the TNCA first division league until 2018 when he moved to Mylapore RC.
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Ravichandran Ashwin signed on to represent India Cements in 2020.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was drafted in as the captain of the Dindigul Dragons franchise for the inaugural season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League T20 tournament.
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Ravichandran Ashwin has represented the same franchise for eight seasons, leading them to the title in the 2024 season and two finals in 2018 and 2019.
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Ravichandran Ashwin again returned to play for Worcestershire for the 2018 season.
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Ravichandran Ashwin made his debut against Essex at Trent Bridge and made significant contributions for the county, claiming 34 wickets and 339 runs in five matches.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was signed as a domestic player by Chennai Super Kings for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League in 2008.
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Ravichandran Ashwin made his debut for the Chennai Super Kings during the 2009 season and represented the team for eight consecutive seasons till 2015.
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Chennai won the Champions league title in 2010 with Ravichandran Ashwin being named player of the series.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was the fourth highest wicket taker with 20 wickets in the 2011 Indian Premier League season, helping Chennai win a second consecutive title.
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Ravichandran Ashwin won his second Champions League Twenty20 title in 2014 with CSK.
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Ravichandran Ashwin took 90 wickets from 97 matches in the IPL across eight seasons for the Super Kings.
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Ravichandran Ashwin took ten wickets in the 2016 season before being ruled out of 2017 season due to an injury.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was appointed as captain of Punjab for the 2018 season.
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In March 2019, in a match against Rajasthan Royals, Ravichandran Ashwin ran out a batter "backing up", reigniting a debate around the mode of dismissal.
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Ahead of the 2020 season, Ravichandran Ashwin was traded to Delhi Capitals.
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Ravichandran Ashwin took 13 wickets in the season and was the fourth highest-wicket taker in the team.
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Ravichandran Ashwin took 12 wickets and scored 191 runs to take Rajasthan to the finals of the 2022 season.
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Ravichandran Ashwin is widely regarded as one of the most prolific off spinners of all time.
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Ravichandran Ashwin produces several variations of the ball and flights the ball, thereby giving it more chance to spin and dip on the batsman.
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Ravichandran Ashwin evolved his carrom ball from the soduku ball, a finger-flicked legbreak used in tennis ball cricket on the streets of Chennai.
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Ravichandran Ashwin has scored more than 4000 runs in international cricket.
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Ravichandran Ashwin has scored six centuries and 14 half-centuries in Tests to go with a single half-century in ODIs.
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Ravichandran Ashwin has taken more than 700 wickets in international cricket and more than 500 wickets in Tests, placing him amongst the top ten wicket takers in Tests.
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Ravichandran Ashwin has been more prolific in home conditions, where he has taken more than 350 wickets at an average of under 22.
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Ravichandran Ashwin scored a century and taken five wickets in the same Test match on three separate instances.
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Ravichandran Ashwin scored more than 500 runs and took more than 50 wickets in 2016, becoming the second Indian after Kapil Dev to do so.
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Ravichandran Ashwin has won eleven Man of the Series awards in Tests, the most for any player along with Muttiah Muralitharan.
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In 2016, Ravichandran Ashwin appeared in videos circulated by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission to help create electoral awareness by encouraging voters to check whether their names were on the electoral roll.
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In June 2024, Ravichandran Ashwin released his memoir titled I have the streets: A kutti cricket story, which he had co-authored with sports writer Sidharth Monga.