Ravichandran Ashwin - The Unstoppable force

The present captain of Kings XI Punjab, Ravichandran Ashwin is one Indian bowler that has been demolishing the opposite team since he stepped on the ground for the first time. Born on 17 September 1986, this 33-year-old bowler got his inclination towards cricket from his father, Ravichandran. After looking at his calibre, both his coaches C.K.Vijay and Chandra suggested him to change his bowling style from a medium pace to off-spin, and there was no looking back from that day. Today Ravichandran Ashwin's profile looks very promising, and he has perched himself with some of the best bowlers in the history of cricket. Now let’s look at some of Ravichandran Ashwin's records and achievements.

Ravichandran Ashwin Personal Details:

Name	Ravindrachandran Ashwin
Date of Birth	17 September 1986
Birthplace	Chennai
Height	6 ft
Playing Role	Right Arm Off Break/ Right Handed Batsman
Spouse	Prithi Narayanan
ICC Rankings-
Bowling
Test	9

Ravichandran Ashwin - The Early Days

Ravichandran Ashwin is also referred to as Ash by his loving fans. After converting his bowling style to off-spin, Ashwin started perfecting it. In the early stages of his career, he was playing the role of opening batsman for India under 17's. That marked the beginning of his amazing career.

Ravichandran Ashwin’s - International Records

Through his incredible performance in the 2010 IPL, he managed to make it to the Indian Cricket Team. Ravichandran Ashwin's test career began in 2011, and over the years he has proved his calibre time and again. Read on to know Ravichandran Ashwin's overseas records.

Ashwin is also the quickest Indian bowler to take 200 dismissals on his 18th test match, and he was only short of one game from equalling the world record.
Ravichandran Ashwin left everyone stunned during the second test series against Sri Lanka when he became the fastest bowler to take 300 wickets in his 54th test match.

Ravichandran Ashwin’s - League Records

He started his IPL career in the year 2009 with Chennai Super Kings. Ashwin was one of the pivotal players who helped CSK lift the title in both 2010 and 2011. In the 2018 IPL auction, Kings XI Punjab bought Ashwin and later declared him as the Captain of the Team.

Ashwin has always been an exceptional wicket-taker and currently ranks 7th in the list of players with the most number of wickets with 125 wickets.
Ravichandran Ashwin also ranks 10th in the list of players with the best bowling economy, proving that his team can bank on his bowling skills during tough matches.
Ravichandran Ashwin's bowling records are exceptional as well. Over the years, Ash has served 1069 dot balls as of now, which is nothing short of outstanding.

Ravichandran Ashwin Batting Stats

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest score	Avg	Strike Rate	100	200	50	4s	6s
Test	70	96	2385	124	28.73	54.68	4	0	11	269	14
ODI	111	61	675	65	16.07	86.98	0	0	1	59	6
T20I	46	11	123	31	30.75	106.96	0	0	0	14	1
IPL	139	52	375	45	10.71	110.62	0	0	0	32	10

Ravichandran Ashwin Bowling Stats

Format	Matches	Innings	Balls Bowled	Runs	Wkts	BBM	Econ	Avg	Strike Rate	5W	10W
Test	70	131	19412	9183	362	13/140	2.84	25.37	53.62	27	7
ODI	111	109	6021	4937	150	4/25	4.92	32.91	40.14	0	0
T20I	46	46	1026	1193	52	4/8	6.98	22.94	19.73	0	0
IPL	139	136	2924	3309	125	4/34	6.79	26.47	23.39	0	0

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