Ravichandran Ashwin (Indian Cricketer) Biography

Ravichandran Ashwin was born on 17th September 1986. He is a professional Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian Cricket team. Ashwin is considered an All-rounder whose bowling style is right-arm off-break and a right-handed batsman. R. Ashwin plays for the Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League and in domestic.

Ravichandran Ashwin is an Indian cricketer who competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Delhi Capitals and Tamil Nadu. Although he plays right-handed cricket and bowls with his right arm for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket, he is best known for his versatility. In terms of the number of Tests he has played, he is the fastest Indian bowler to reach the 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, and 400-wicket mark.

Physical Appearance

Ravichandran Ashwin Educational Qualification

Ravichandran Ashwin Favorite Things

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Ravichandran Ashwin Net Worth

The total net worth of Mr. Ravichandran Ashwin is estimated to be $16 Million, which in Indian currency is approximately equal to 132 Crore Indian Rupees. The Main Source of Ravichandran Ashwin’s income and net worth came from cricket.

Also, the brand value of Mr. Ravichandran Ashwin is very high and is also the most respected player across the globe. He also earns a huge sum of money from various International and National Cricket Matches and the Indian Premier League (IPL). He also endorses multiple brands where he charges a good amount of money.

Ravichandran Ashwin’s Career

In the IPL, Ravichandran Ashwin created a name for himself with his shrewd and cunning exploits. However, since making his Test debut against the West Indies in 2011, Ashwin has made it a habit to pick up wickets, especially in dusty and dry conditions that encourage turn. He has established a reputation for himself in the shorter game formats, particularly in T20 cricket, where his accuracy and cunning have made him a reliable bowler. He has succeeded in more than filling Harbhajan Singh’s shoes and has emerged as India’s top bowler on the continent.

Ravichandran Ashwin’s IPL Career

Ravichandran Ashwin was selected by Chennai Super Kings, his home team, in 2009 but only appeared in two games. He gained recognition in the next season (2010) thanks to his sodukku ball, also known as a carrom ball. The mystery spinner was asked to bowl with the new ball as MS Dhoni served as captain, and the young man didn’t let down his skipper, finishing with 13 wickets at a meager economy rate of 6.10. 

The Super Kings were able to re-buy him for the 2011 season despite stiff competition from Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the player proved his worth. Ashwin won back-to-back championships with CSK after taking 20 wickets at an average of 19.40 and an economy of 6.15. (2010 and 2011). He was kept on by the team before the 2014 season since he was an essential part of the Super Kings setup.

Ravichandran Ashwin Debut

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Teams Played

• India
• Dindigul Dragons
• India Cements
• India Red
• Nottinghamshire
• Rising Pune Supergiants
• Tamil Nadu Cricket Association XI
• Chennai Super Kings
• India A
• India Emerging Players
• Indian Board President’s XI
• Rajasthan Royals
• South Zone
• Delhi Capitals
• India Blue
• India Green
• Kings XI Punjab
• Rest Of India
• Tamil Nadu
• Worcestershire

Bowling

All Rounder

Ravichandran Ashwin Car Collection

Test Records

• He is the first Indian cricketer to score a century and take five wickets in the same Test match on three separate occasions.
• He is the fastest Indian bowler and the sixth fastest in the world to reach 100 Test wickets from 18 matches.
• He is the fastest bowler to reach 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, and 450 Test wickets milestones.
• He has the second most player-of-the-series awards (10) in Test cricket.
• He has the most five-wickets-in-an-innings (34) and the most ten-wickets-in-a-match (8) among Indian bowlers in Test cricket.
• He has an outstanding bowling analysis of 4/8 against South Africa in Nagpur in 2015, which is the eighth-best in Test history.
• He has scored four Test centuries and 12 half-centuries, with a highest score of 124 against West Indies in Kolkata in 2013.

ODI and T20 Records

• In the ODI, he scored 738 runs in 66 innings, with a highest score of 65 and an average of 45. He also has one half-century and five 30+ scores.
• In the ODI, he has taken 150 wickets in 111 innings, with a best bowling figure of 4/25 and an economy rate of 91. He also has nine four-wicket hauls and 25 lbw dismissals.
• In T20, he has scored 209 runs in 21 innings, with a highest score of 31 and an average of 92. He also has a 30+ score.
• In T20, he has taken 52 wickets in 46 innings, with a best bowling figure of 4/8 and an economy rate of 97. He also has two four-wicket hauls and 18 stumped dismissals.

Ravichandran Ashwin’s Records

• For India, Ravichandran Ashwin has taken the fourth-most wickets in the longest format.
• The all-rounder is the most useful player in the India lineup thanks to his 5 centuries and 11 half-centuries in 78 Test matches.
• 30 of Ravichandran Ashwin’s five-wicket and seven of his ten-wicket hauls are records.
• Ravichandran Ashwin is also the quickest to accumulate 250 test wickets.
• Despite taking 150 wickets in 111 games, Ravichandran Ashwin is no longer a part of India’s limited-overs lineup. He hasn’t participated in a 50-over game since June 2017.
• 46 T20Is have been played by Ravichandran Ashwin for India.
• Ravichandran Ashwin is the first Indian to record 50 wickets in T20Is.
• With 52 wickets, Ravichandran leads India in Twenty20 international wicket-taking.
• The top 10 wicket-takers in the IPL include Ravichandran Ashwin. In 154 games, he has claimed 138 wickets.
• The record for the quickest Indian to 50, 100, and 150 Test wickets belongs to Ashwin.
• Along with Ian Botham and Jack Gregory, he holds the joint record for scoring 500 runs and taking 50 wickets in the quickest time (11th Tests).
• After Australian spin bowler Clarrie Grimmett, who accomplished it in his 36th match, he became the second-fastest bowler to collect 200 Test wickets in 2016 (in his 37th match).
• In 2017, he broke Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee’s record for the fastest bowler to record 300 Test wickets (54th game) (56th match).

Ravichandran Ashwin’s Achievements

• Arjuna Award: 2014
• ICC – Test Team of the Year: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
• BCCI’s Dilip Sardesai Award for India’s best cricketer: 2010–11, 2015–16
• BCCI’s Polly Umrigar Award for international cricketer of the year: 2012–13
• ICC Test Player of the Year: 2016
• ICC Cricketer of the Year: 2016
• CEAT International Cricketer of the Year: 2016–17

Ravichandran Ashwin’s Controversies

TNPL Controversy

Ravicandran Ashwin lost his composure in September 2016 while batting for Dindigul Dragons against Chepauk Super Gillies in a Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match. When the opposing batsmen, Jagadeesan Narayan, was out, Ashwin and Narayan got into a verbal and physical altercation with the bowler Kishore, who shoved Narayan and made provocative remarks.

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Ravi Ashwin Wife

Ashwin was in a relationship with his childhood friend named Prithi Narayanan for a long time. After a long time, they finally decided to get together. They got married on 13th November 2011. They both welcomed two children named Akhira and Aadhya. As you know Ashwin was born and brought up in Tamil Nadu only. So, Tamil Nadu Election Commission also used Ashwin to aware the citizens of the states. They created electoral awareness by encouraging the citizens to check whether their name is on the electoral roll or not.

 Ravichandran Ashwin and Prithi Narayanan got married on 13 November 2011. At the beginning of the year, Ravichandran Ashwin and Prithi Narayanan chose a low-key engagement ceremony, then they chose a lavish wedding. The pair exchanged vows while decked out in accordance with customary Tamil wedding practices. In 2015, the couple welcomed a sweet baby girl into the world. Akhira is the name Ashwin and Prithi gave to their child. A second child was born to them on December 21, 2016.

Facts about Ravichandran Ashwin

• His actual name is only ‘Ashwin’ and ‘Ravichandran’ is his father’s name.
• The subject that he used to hate the most was Maths.
• Batman is his favourite Superhero.
• He began playing cricket as an opening batsman, but when he was 14 years old, a pelvic injury led to a hip ligament tear, and as a result, he gave up on the ambition of becoming a batsman.
• Due to a neurological ailment while Ashwin was a Class 9 student, he was forced to give up cricket for a year and was unable to attend school for two months.
• His mother felt that his quick bowling style did not suit him, so she suggested that he switch to spin bowling instead, which turned out to be the right move.
• He is the favourite skipper of Saurav Ganguly.
• In the history of cricket, he is the only bowler to have eliminated Kumar Sangakkara four times in a row.
• He enjoys watching each new film at Chennai’s Sathyam Cinema because he is a movie buff.

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