46 Facts About Ravichandran Ashwin

1. Ravichandran Ashwin is highest Test wicket taker in year 2016 with 72 scalps.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin is the second all-rounder from India to achieve this in a single calendar year.

3. On 10 October 2016, Ravichandran Ashwin took his 20th five-wicket haul, making him the third fastest to reach the landmark.

4. On 23 August 2016, Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed his sixth Man-of-the-Series Award, surpassing the tie by Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, and in only his 13th Test series, and 8th series where he played every Test.

5. Ravichandran Ashwin is the highest wicket-taker in Twenty20 International cricket for India with 52 wickets.

6. In 2016, Ravichandran Ashwin became first Indian to take 50 T20I wickets.

7. In 2013, Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed former India captain Anil Kumble as the leading wicket-taker for India in a four-Test series.

8. Ravichandran Ashwin achieved it when he dismissed the England opener Nick Compton on 16 November 2012 during the second day of the first Test at Ahmedabad.

9. Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian to record 50 wickets in Test matches as he overhauled the milestone in his ninth game.

10. Ravichandran Ashwin is the third Indian cricketer to be awarded the Man of the Match on debut.

11. Ravichandran Ashwin scored a hundred and took nine wickets when India played against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in 2011.

12. Ravichandran Ashwin became the first Indian cricketer to score a century and take five wickets in the same Test match on two separate instances.

13. Ravichandran Ashwin was the fastest Indian bowler and 5th fastest in the world to reach 100 Test wickets, getting to the milestone in his 18th Test match.

14. Ravichandran Ashwin is ranked number two among bowlers and all-rounders in Test cricket as of 2017.

15. On 13 November 2011, Ravichandran Ashwin married his childhood friend Prithi Narayanan.

16. Ravichandran Ashwin missed the 2017 season due to sports hernia.

17. In New Zealand's tour of India in 2016, Ravichandran Ashwin took 27 wickets in 3 Tests, including a career-best of 7 for 59 in an innings.

18. In November 2015, Ravichandran Ashwin was a star performer throughout the Freedom Trophy Test series against South Africa in India.

19. Ravichandran Ashwin was selected to represent India for the second consecutive ODI World cup to be held in Australia-New Zealand in 2015.

20. Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets in the last match, which was another innings defeat.

21. Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the Indian team that toured England in 2014.

22. Ravichandran Ashwin played a vital role in India's unbeaten run to the World Twenty20 final.

23. Ravichandran Ashwin took nine wickets in four matches of the Asia Cup and finished as the joint-third highest wicket-taker of the tournament.

24. Ravichandran Ashwin was back among the wickets when India went to Bangladesh for the 2014 Asia Cup and the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.

25. 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.

26. Ravichandran Ashwin was a member of the Indian team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in England.

27. Ravichandran Ashwin was highly successful on Australia's four-Test tour of India in February–March 2013.

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. Ravichandran Ashwin played in three Tests on the tour taking nine wickets at an average of more than 62.

31. Ravichandran Ashwin featured in four matches of the subsequent ODI series and took four wickets at 49.00.

32. Ravichandran Ashwin picked four wickets in the second Test at Kolkata where India registered an innings victory.

33. Ravichandran Ashwin was awarded the man of the match and became the third Indian player to win the award on Test debut.

34. Ravichandran Ashwin made his Test debut in the first match at Delhi, earning his cap from Sachin Tendulkar.

35. Ravichandran Ashwin replaced vice-captain Harbhajan for the fourth and fifth ODI of India's tour of West Indies in June–July 2011 but picked just one wicket.

36. Ravichandran Ashwin played in all five matches of the home series against New Zealand in November–December 2010.

37. Ravichandran Ashwin was the highest wicket-taker of the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 tournament for Chennai Super Kings with 13 wickets and was adjudged as the player of the tournament.

38. Ravichandran Ashwin plays as an all-rounder for Tamil Nadu cricket team and South Zone.

39. Ravichandran Ashwin was born on 17 September 1986 in a Tamil family.

40. Ravichandran Ashwin won the ICC Cricketer of the year 2016 along with ICC Test Cricketer of the year 2016 in December 2016.

41. Ravichandran Ashwin is the only bowler in recent times, apart from Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis to bowl the carrom ball.

42. In 2017, playing his 45th Test, Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest player to pick up 250 Test wickets, bettering Dennis Lillee, who had achieved the landmark in 48 Tests.

43. Ravichandran Ashwin continued to succeed in the subcontinent but proved to be less effective in other places like Australia and England.

44. Ravichandran Ashwin was part of the Indian squad that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

45. Ravichandran Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker and player of the tournament of the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa.

46. Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest Indian bowler to reach the 50-, 100-, 150-, 200-, 250—and 300-wicket mark in Test cricket.