Ravichandran Ashwin is a cricketer who represents India at the international level. He was born on September 17, 1986. In addition to being a lower-rank batter, he bowls off-spin with his right arm. He is a member of the Indian cricket squad and was a member of the Indian team that won the Cricket World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013. He is widely considered to be one of the most productive off-spinners in the history of the sport.
When it comes to domestic cricket, he represents Tamil Nadu and South Zone, while when it comes to the Indian Premier League (IPL), he is a member of Rajasthan Royals. As of right now, Ashwin is the quickest bowler to attain 300 wickets in terms of the amount of innings played. He has taken 500 wickets in Test matches. It is the most number of Man of the Series honors ever earned by an Indian cricketer, and it is the second highest overall. He has won eleven of these accolades in Test matches.
He is one of just three players to have scored three thousand runs and taken five hundred wickets in Test cricket. He bats lower in the order, has made five centuries in Test cricket, and is one of the only three players to have accomplished this feat. As of February 2024, Ashwin is the top-rated Indian bowler ever in Test matches and is the highest-ranked bowler in the men’s player rankings of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Ravichandran Ashwin Biography
| Name | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Full Name | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Date of Birth | 17 September 1986 |
| Place of Birth | Chennai |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Father’s Name | Ravichandran |
| Mother’s Name | Chitra |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Prithi Narayanan |
| Marriage Date | 13 November 2011 |
| Children | Aadhya |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin |
| ODI Debut | 5 June 2010 vs. Sri Lanka |
| Test Debut | 6 November 2011 vs. West Indies |
| Favourite Food | Paneer Capsicum Curry |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Ashwin began his career as an opening batsman, but owing to his lack of success, he found himself moving down the order and eventually becoming an off-break bowler. It was in December of 2006 that he made his debut for Tamil Nadu in the first-class competition. The following year, he was the captain of the squad. When he was playing for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League in 2010, his economical bowling earned him his first international call-up in the limited-overs forms. This call-up came in June of that same year.
It was the Champions League Twenty20 event that CSK won in 2010, and he was the player that took the most wickets and was the most successful overall. Together with CSK, he also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2014 and two Indian Premier League championships in 2010 and 2011. It was against the West Indies that he made his first appearance in a test match in 2011, and he became the sixth Indian bowler to capture five wickets in his first match.
For example, Ashwin took 29 wickets in a series against Australia, which was the highest by any Indian bowler in a four-match Test series. Ashwin’s effectiveness with the turning pitches on the Indian subcontinent was particularly noteworthy. In the 2015–16 season, Ashwin won the ICC Cricketer of the Year and ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year awards for 2016. He did this by taking 48 wickets and scoring 336 runs in eight Test matches. In addition, he got 27 wickets in 19 Twenty20 Internationals. This allowed him to succeed in winning both categories.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Test Team of the Year has honored him five times, and he was also selected for the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Decade 2011–20. In 2015, the Government of India bestowed upon him the Arjuna Award for meritorious service. In May 2010, Ashwin was chosen to be a part of the Indian team that traveled to Zimbabwe for a tri-series. This decision was made due to his outstanding performance in the Indian Premier League in 2010.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 203 | 31 | 767 | 50 | 13.46 | 647 | 118.55 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 27 | 45 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 29 | 17.67 | 46 | 115.22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 67 | 30 | 11.17 | 51 | 131.37 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 5 | 191 | 50 | 27.29 | 135 | 141.48 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 44 | 20* | 14.66 | 42 | 104.76 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 3 | 37 | 14* | 12.33 | 34 | 108.82 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 17* | 8.40 | 28 | 150.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 102 | 45 | 12.75 | 71 | 143.66 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 20.50 | 38 | 107.89 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 17.33 | 32 | 162.50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 3 | 45 | 14 | 15.00 | 45 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 | 35 | 11* | 8.75 | 49 | 71.42 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 6.00 | 15 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 6 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 11* | 7.50 | 40 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 15 | 53.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 203 | 4332 | 5112 | 172 | 4/34 | 29.72 | 7.08 | 25.19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 138 | 209 | 1 | 1/35 | 209.00 | 9.09 | 138.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 294 | 368 | 14 | 2/23 | 26.29 | 7.51 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 402 | 503 | 12 | 3/17 | 41.92 | 7.51 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 268 | 331 | 7 | 2/27 | 47.28 | 7.41 | 38.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 306 | 391 | 13 | 3/29 | 30.07 | 7.66 | 23.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 330 | 400 | 15 | 3/23 | 26.66 | 7.27 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 304 | 410 | 10 | 2/18 | 41.00 | 8.09 | 30.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 264 | 319 | 10 | 4/34 | 31.90 | 7.25 | 26.40 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 234 | 228 | 10 | 2/5 | 22.80 | 5.84 | 23.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 359 | 437 | 16 | 3/30 | 27.31 | 7.30 | 22.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 348 | 390 | 15 | 2/18 | 26.00 | 6.72 | 23.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 19 | 395 | 432 | 14 | 3/24 | 30.85 | 6.56 | 28.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 378 | 388 | 20 | 3/16 | 19.40 | 6.15 | 18.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 288 | 293 | 13 | 3/16 | 22.53 | 6.10 | 22.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2/13 | 6.50 | 3.25 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
During his first One-Day International (ODI) match, which India lost to Sri Lanka on June 5, 2010, he scored 38 runs off of 32 balls and took two wickets and fifty runs. A week later, he made his debut in the Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe in Harare. He grabbed a wicket of 1/22 in four overs, leading India to victory. Ashwin was a member of the team that competed in the Asia Cup in 2010, which India ultimately won. Additionally, he participated in the tri-series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka; however, he did not receive a game since Pragyan Ojha and Ravindra Jadeja were in the running for the position.
There was just one match that Ashwin participated in during the three-match home one-day international series against Australia that took place in October of 2010. In that match, he grabbed a wicket and a quarter in nine overs, leading India to victory. Ashwin participated in all five matches in India’s home series against New Zealand in November and December of 2010. During this series, India achieved a perfect score of 5–0, and Ashwin ended up being the top wicket-taker with 11 wickets at an average of 21.90.
After the completion of the series, Gautam Gambhir, who was the captain of the Indian team at the time, referred to him as “the find” of the series and praised his bowling actions during the powerplay overs. Even though he was a member of the team, Ashwin did not make it into the playing eleven for any of the five one-day internationals that were played during the tour of South Africa in 2010. Instead, Harbhajan Singh was selected. Harbhajan and Piyush Chawla were the other two specialist spinners in the squad that competed in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Ashwin was one of the 15 players on the team that competed in the tournament.
Ashwin participated in just two matches at the World Cup, which India ultimately won by prevailing over Sri Lanka in the championship match. The fourth and fifth matches of India’s tour of the West Indies took place in June and July of 2011, and Ashwin was only able to take one wicket throughout both matches. As a result of his performance during the England trip, Ashwin was selected to remain in the limited-overs team. He ended up being India’s best bowler of the series, collecting six wickets at an average of 25.16.
