Ravichandran Ashwin Profile: Family, Age, Career info, Records & Stats

Ravichandran Ashwin rose from Chennai’s street cricket to become one of the greatest offspinners of his era. His clever mix of the soduku ball, carrom ball, arm ball, and masterful control of the offbreak made him a thinking bowler admired worldwide.

Ashwin filled India’s spin void after Anil Kumble’s retirement and Harbhajan Singh’s decline. He took nine wickets on Test debut, then produced nine five-fors in 16 Tests, becoming the fastest to 300 wickets and second only to Muthiah Muralidaran to 400. With 30 five-wicket hauls, over 90 wickets each against Australia and England, and four years of 50+ wickets, his dominance peaked in the 2016-17 season with 27, 28, and 21 wickets against New Zealand, England, and Australia.

In the IPL, Ashwin starred for Chennai Super Kings, winning two titles and claiming Man of the Series in the 2010 Champions League. He was in the 2011 World Cup-winning squad and shone at the 2015 ODI World Cup with 13 wickets. His best T20I moment came at the 2014 World T20, where he picked up 11 wickets, including 4/11 vs Australia.

Also a capable lower-order batter with multiple Test centuries, Ashwin retired in 2024 as India’s second-highest wicket-taker behind Kumble and the third-most prolific spinner of all time, signing off with 37 wickets in seven home Tests against England and Bangladesh.

Ravichandran Ashwin Personal Information

Personal Information
Full Name	Ravichandran Ashwin
Date of Birth	17 September 1986
Age	38 Years
Nationality	Indian
Birth Place	Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Role	Bowling All-rounder
Batting Style	Right-hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right-arm Off-break
Jersey No.	99
Family	Wife: Prithi Narayanan; Daughter: Akhira (b. 2015), Aadhya (b. 2016); Father: Ravichandran; Mother: Chitra

Ravichandran Ashwin Teams

Teams
India	Tamil Nadu
Chennai Super Kings	Rising Pune Supergiant
Kings XI Punjab	Delhi Capitals
Rajasthan Royals	Nottinghamshire
Surrey	Worcestershire
India A	India B

Ravichandran Ashwin Debut

Format	Date	Opponent	Venue
Test	6 November 2011	West Indies	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
ODI	5 June 2010	Sri Lanka	Harare Sports Club
T20I	12 June 2010	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club
IPL	18 April 2009	vs Mumbai Indians	Newlands, Cape Town

Ravichandran Ashwin Stats in Every Tournament

Batting Statistics
Tournament	Mat	Inn	Runs	100s	50s	H.S	4s	6s	Avg
Indian Premier League	221	98	833	0	1	64	29	19	13.02
Ranji Trophy	8	10	167	0	1	37	12	2	18.56
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup	24	7	54	0	0	32	3	2	27.00
Vijay Hazare Trophy	7	5	63	0	2	50	6	0	12.60
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy	8	10	85	0	0	30	8	4	10.62
County Championship	10	18	553	0	6	69	53	6	36.87
Asia Cup	7	2	27	0	0	16	3	0	13.50
Tamil Nadu Premier League	32	27	715	0	6	83	66	34	28.60
ICC Champions Trophy	7	3	12	0	0	10	1	0	4.00
ICC Cricket World Cup	11	6	40	0	0	16	1	0	40.00
Deodhar Trophy	4	4	58	0	1	54	5	0	14.50
Bowling Statistics
Tournament	Mat	Inn	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Indian Premier League	221	217	187	–	30.23	7.20	25.19	–	–
Ranji Trophy	8	14	42	–	22.67	2.62	51.95	–	–
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup	24	24	32	–	17.25	10.19	10.16	–	–
Vijay Hazare Trophy	7	7	10	–	23.60	6.35	23.40	–	–
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy	8	8	10	–	20.90	6.97	19.80	–	–
County Championship	10	18	61	–	25.33	2.85	53.11	–	–
Asia Cup	7	7	14	–	22.71	6.03	29.43	–	–
Tamil Nadu Premier League	32	32	38	–	21.47	6.21	21.16	–	–
ICC Champions Trophy	7	7	15	–	20.13	5.78	15.60	–	–
ICC Cricket World Cup	11	11	18	–	25.56	5.32	30.66	–	–
Deodhar Trophy	4	4	6	–	30.33	4.67	39.00	–	–

Ravichandran Ashwin Stats in Every Format

Batting Statistics
Tournament	Mat	Inn	R	100s	50s	4s	6s	Avg	H
ODIs	116	63	707	0	1	65	60	16.44	31
TESTs	106	151	3503	6	14	124	399	25.75	33
T20Is	65	19	184	0	0	31	17	26.28	11
T20s	333	139	1233	0	1	103	139	14.50	79
List As	176	103	1346	0	4	79	104	17.71	59
First Class	162	228	5415	8	25	124	661	27.62	61
Bowling Statistics
Tournament	Mat	Inn	Ov	R	W	Best	5w	10w	Avg
ODIs	116	114	1050.3	5180	156	4/25	0	0	33.20
TESTs	106	200	4541.0	12891	537	13/140	37	8	24.00
T20Is	65	65	242.0	1672	72	4/8	0	0	23.22
T20s	333	329	1200.0	8543	317	4/8	0	0	26.94
List As	176	174	1585.4	7364	236	5/25	4	0	31.20
First Class	162	292	6963.4	19446	779	14/56	50	12	24.96

List of Ravichandran Ashwin Awards

Year	Award
2012	ICC Emerging Player of the Year
2016	ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy)
2016	ICC Test Cricketer of the Year
2017	Arjuna Award (Government of India)
2019	CEAT International Bowler of the Year
2022	ICC Men’s Player of the Month (February)
2022	Padma Shri (India’s Fourth Highest Civilian Award)

Ravichandran Ashwin: Along the years

Year	Age	Achievement
2024	37	Took his 500th test wicket and became the only second Indian player to achieve this feat.
2023	36	Attained No.1 Test Bowling ICC Ranking
2023	36	Second Fastest Bowler To Pick 450 Test Wickets
2022	35	Named in the ICC T20 World Cup squad
2022	35	IPL Debut – Rajasthan Royals
2022	35	Became the second-highest wicket-taker for India in Test
2022	35	Named in ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year 2021
2021	34	Named in the ICC T20 World Cup squad
2020	34	Nominated for the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade
2020	33	IPL Debut – Delhi Capitals
2019	32	Debut for Nottinghamshire
2016	29	Appointed Captain of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab
2011	25	Test Debut
2010	23	T20I Debut
2010	23	ODI Debut
2008	21	IPL Debut – Chennai Super Kings
2006	19	Ranji Trophy debut for Tamil Nadu

                                               

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