Ravichandran Ashwin, popularly known as Ash by his teammates was born in Madras, Tamil Nadu on 17 September 1986. R. Ashwin is an Indian right-arm off-break bowler who is also an effective batter in the lower middle order for the team. Ashwin has been a crucial member of the Indian Test squad for almost a decade. Ashwin is the second most successful bowler of India in the history of Test Cricket. Presently, R. Ashwin is the Number 1 test cricket bowler in the world. Ashwin has won 9 MoS awards as of now highest by any Indian Player in the Test cricket. In TATA IPL 2022, Ravichandran Ashwin was roped in by Rajasthan Royals in the mega auction for a whopping amount of 5 crores.
Ravichandran Ashwin Early Life and Stats
Ravichandran Ashwin started off playing cricket at the age of 9 years. He started off as a batter. At the age of 14 years, Ashwin got injured that caused some ligament tear in his bones. Since then, Ashwin started to focus on bowling. Initially he started fast bowling. But later, after his mother’s suggestion he decided to go for spin bowling. Ashwin attended Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and then went to St. Bede’s Higher Secondary School. Ashwin was always bright in studies and completed his B. Tech in IT from SSN College.
Ravichandran Ashwin International Debut
Ravichandran Ashwin Test Debut – 6 November 2011 against West Indies
Ravichandran Ashwin ODI Debut – 5 June 2010 against Sri Lanka
Ravichandran Ashwin T20I Debut – 12 June 2010 against Zimbabwe
Ravichandran Ashwin Career
Ravichandran Ashwin Domestic Career
Ravi Ashwin started off his domestic career at the age of 19 years while playing for Tamil Nadu. Ashwin was picked up in the squad in 2006 and he made an
instant impact that he was appointed as the captain of the domestic tea, in the next season.
In his career, Ravichandran Ashwin has played 140 first-class matches and taken 672 wickets with 49 five-wicket hauls in his name. He has also scored 4756 runs in the first-class cricket.
Ravichandran Ashwin International Career
Ravichandran Ashwin made his International debut in an ODI against Sri Lanka in June, 2010. He took 2 wickets in the match and also scored 38 runs. However, India lost the match.
Few days later, he made his T20I debut and picked a wicket in the match.
In December 2010, Ashwin was picked up in the ODI squad for the series against New Zealand. Ashwin took 11 wickets in 5 matches and won Player of the series award.
R. Ashwin was also the part of Indian squad that won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011. However, he didn’t get a chance to play any match during the tournament.
Ashwin made his Test debut in November,2011 in a match against West Indies. Ashwin took 9 wickets in the match and won Player of the Match award. In the third test of the series, Ashwin smashed his maiden Test century. He won Man of the Series award in his maiden test series.
In a Test series against Sri Lanka in 2013, Ashwin bagged 29 wickets in just 4 matches and created a record of most wickets in four-test series.
R. Ashwin was picked up in the squad for ICC Champions Trophy and he took 8 wickets in 5 matches and played a crucial role for India in winning the tournament.
In ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2014, Ashwin took 11 wickets in 6 matches most by any Indian bowler in the tournament.
In 2015, Ashwin was ranked no. 1 in the Test bowling for the first time in his career.
In 2016, Ravichandran Ashwin was named as the ICC Cricketer of the year.
Ashwin remained a constant and crucial member of Indian squad in Test cricket. However, he lost his place in the limited overs format.
In 2021 after a decent IPL season, Ravichandran Ashwin made his comeback in the limited overs cricket and was picked up in the team for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Ravichandran Ashwin IPL Career
Ravichandran Ashwin started off his IPL career back in 2009 when he was roped in by Chennai Super Kings.
Ashwin was part of the CSK team that won the title in 2010 and 2011. He bagged 13 and 20 wickets in the seasons and played a crucial role in Team’s success.
Ashwin remained with Chennai till 2015 and then was roped in by Rising Pune Supergiants for 2016 and 2017.
In 2018, Ashwin was bought by Kings XI Punjab for the whopping amount of 7.60 crores and was also named as the captain of the Franchise.
Next 2 seasons didn’t go down well for him as well as for Punjab.
In 2020, Ravichandran Ashwin was picked up by Delhi Capitals and played as an all rounder for the franchise for 2 seasons.
In TATA IPL 2022, Ravichandran Ashwin was roped in by Rajasthan Royals in the mega auction for a whopping amount of 5 crores. During the Tournament, Ashwin became the first batter in IPL to be retired out during an innings as a tactical move.
Ravichandran Ashwin Stats
In Tests, Ravichandran Ashwin has played 86 matches and taken 442 wickets with the best bowling figures of 7/59 in an innings. He has scored 2931 runs in Tests.
In ODIs, Ravichandran Ashwin has played 113 matches and taken 151 wickets with the best bowling figures of 4/25 in a match. He has scored 707 runs in ODIs.
In T20Is, Ravichandran Ashwin has played 51 matches and taken 61 wickets with the best bowling figures of 4/8 in a match. He has scored 123 runs in T20Is.
In IPL, Ravichandran Ashwin has played 181 matches and taken 156 wickets with the best bowling figures of 4/34 in an innings. He has scored 639 runs in IPL.
Ravichandran Ashwin Records
· Maximum Man of the Series Awards in Tests.
· 2nd highest wicket taker in Tests for India.
· First Indian bowler to take 50 T20I wickets.
· Fastest bowler to take 300+, 350+, 400+ wickets in Tests.
· ICC No. 1 Test All-rounder
· Highest wicket taker in ICC World Test Championship.
Ravichandran Ashwin Awards
· ICC Test Cricket of the year in 2016 and 2017.
· Arjuna Award in 2014
· ICC World Test XI in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Ravichandran Ashwin Family
Ravichandran Ashwin was born to Ravichandran and Chitra in 1986. R. Ashwin got married to his school friend Prithi Narayanan in November 2011. The couple were blessed with 2 daughters, Akhira in 2015 and Aadhya in 2016.
Personal Information
Ravichandran Ashwin Full Name: Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin Nick Name: Ash
Ravichandran Ashwin Height: 188 cm
Ravichandran Ashwin Birthplace: Madras, Tamil Nadu, Chennai
Ravichandran Ashwin Date of Birth: 17 September 1986
Ravichandran Ashwin Age: 35 years
Ravichandran Ashwin Nationality: Indian
Ravichandran Ashwin Religion: Hinduism
Ravichandran Ashwin Marital Status: Married
Ravichandran Ashwin Favorite Cricketer: MS Dhoni
Ravichandran Ashwin Jersey Number: 99
Ravichandran Ashwin Batting style: Right-hand bat
Ravichandran Ashwin Bowling Style: Right-arm off break
Ravichandran Ashwin Favorite Bowl: Carrom Ball
Ravichandran Ashwin Hobbies: Tennis
FAQs
- When Ravichandran Ashwin made his debut for India?
Ravichandran Ashwin made his International debut in an ODI against Sri Lanka in June, 2010. He took 2 wickets in the match and also scored 38 runs.
2. When Ashwin got married?
R. Ashwin got married to his school friend Prithi Narayanan in November 2011.
3. How many wickets Ashwin has taken in Tests?
In Tests, Ravichandran Ashwin has played 86 matches and taken 442 wickets with the best bowling figures of 7/59 in an innings.
