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Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is an Indian cricketer known for his bowling. He is a right arm off break bowler and a right handed batsman and represents Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and as of 2016; he plays for Rising Pune Super Giants in the Indian Premiere League (IPL). Ashwin has had a brilliant cricketing career so far and he also holds the record of the fastest Indian to reach 50,100,150 and 200 wickets in Test Cricket. In September 2016, in the first test match of New Zeland Tour of India, Ashwin reached the 200 wicket mark by dismissing Kane Williamson and became the fastest Indian and second fastest overall to hold this record. Apart from Ajantha Mendis, Ashwin is the only bowler in recent times who knows to bowl the carom ball. He is also the highest wicket taker in Twenty20 international cricket for India.

Ashwin was born to Ravichandran and Chitra in a Tamil Brahmin family on 17^th September 1986. His father Ravichandran was a cricketer himself and he played at the club level as a fast bowler. Ashwin completed his schooling from Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and later from St. Bede's. He then graduated with a B.Tech Degree in Information Technology from the SSN College of Engineering and also worked for a brief period with Cognizant Technology Solutions.

From an early age, Ashwin has been playing cricket and always wanted to be an opening batsman. He, however, did not receive much success as a batsman and was advised to play as an off break bowler. His performance as an off-break bowler was highly appreciated and he made his first class debut for Tamil Nadu. A spectacular performance quickly helped him to be made the captain for the next season. While playing for U-19, he was nicknamed as 'Dada' during the Dharmashala Tour. After a brilliant domestic career, he was purchased by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL and he was then mentored by Mahendra Singh Dhoni himself. Ashwin gained the spotlight by his extraordinary skills as a bowler that helped him to be one of the most economical bowler in the tournament. After the IPL Tournament, his performance was again appreciates as the leading wicket taker in the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa. In June 2010, he made his international debut in limited overs format against Zimbabwe. In June 2010, he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka and took two wickets in the match and scored 34 runs in his debut match. He then got a chance to play in the Australia Tour of India and he became the most economical bowler in the only match he played with a score of 1/34 in nine overs. In the India - New Zealand Series of 2010, India won a 5-0 whitewash and Ashwin was the highest wicket taker of the tournament, closing the tournament with 11 wickets. Due to his continuous performance, Ashwin was included in the 15 member for the 2011 World Cup along with senior players like Harbhajan Singh and Piyush Chawla. He made his debut in World Cup against West Indies and bowled 2/41 in 10 overs. He also played the Quarterfinal against Australia and picked 2/52. He didn't play any other match in the world cup tournament. Ashwin made his test debut in November 2011 against West Indies and in his maiden test, he took nine wickets and became the second highest wicket taker in the debut match by any Indian after Narendra Hirwan. For his performance, he won the Man of the Match award. In the third match of the series, he took 5/156 and also scored his maiden international century and scored 103 runs of 118 balls and won the man of the match as well as man of the series award. Ashwin was from then regularly a member of the Indian Test Cricket Team and in the late 2012, he became the fastest Indian to record 50 wickets in Test cricket and he completed this achievement in just nine games. In March 2013 in the four test match of Australia's Tour of India, Ashwin was brilliant with his bowling and he took 29 wickets in four matches and broke the record of 25 wickets in a series held by Anil Kumble. He also won the Man of the Series award for his performance. He also represented India in the 2015 ODI World Cup and helped India in reaching to the Semi Finals of the tournament. He since then has been a part of the Indian Cricket team and has been performing extremely well for the team. In September 2016, in the first test match of New Zeland tour of India, Ashwin reached the 200 wicket mark by dismissing Kane Williamson and became the fastest Indian and second fastest overall to hold this record.

Ashwin is married to his childhood friend Prithi Narayanan and the couple has a daughter named Akhira. He due to his performance has been a recipient of many awards and recognition and has been awarded the BCCI's Polly Umrigar Award for International Cricketer of the Year in 2012-13, ICC Test Team of the year in 2013 and has also been honoured with Arjuna Award by the Indian Government for his achievements in the sports. In the IPL, after Chennai Super Kings were accused in the scam and suspended for two years, Ashwin was then picked up by Rising Pune Supergiants for 7.5 Crore and he is playing under the captainship of M S Dhoni. Due to his immense popularity, Ashwin was roped in by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission to create electoral awareness in the state and Ashwin in the advertisement advises the voters to check whether the names of the voters are included in the electoral roll. In August 2016, after winning the sixth man of the series award, Ashwin has surpassed the tie by Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag and he has won Six Man of the Tournament awards in the 13 test series he has played.

WTC Final: Time Has Come For Ravichandran Ashwin to Win India a Game in Foreign Conditions - Sanjay Manjrekar
India.com Sports Desk | June 21, 2021 4:59 PM IST
Ashwin will look to make the most of his experience against New Zealand in the ongoing WTC final.
WTC Final: Time Has Come For Ravichandran Ashwin to Win India a Game in Foreign Conditions - Sanjay Manjrekar
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WTC Final Match Report: Kyle Jamieson's Five-for, Devon Conway's Fifty Help New Zealand Take Advantage Over India on Day 3
India.com Sports Desk | June 20, 2021 11:56 PM IST
Jamieson was the star of the day for New Zealand as he picked up his fifth 5-wicket haul to help
WTC Final Match Report: Kyle Jamieson's Five-for, Devon Conway's Fifty Help New Zealand Take Advantage Over I
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VIDEO: Ravichandran Ashwin Picks Sachin Tendulkar as His Favourite Test Cricketer
India.com Sports Desk | June 20, 2021 10:38 AM IST
WTC Final: Other Indian players like Rishabh Pant and Jasprot Bumrah also revealed their favourite
VIDEO: Ravichandran Ashwin Picks Sachin Tendulkar as His Favourite Test Cricketer
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2021-06-19T23:38:47+00:00
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WTC Final IND vs NZ 2021: India Might Drop One Spinner From Playing XI, Suggests Sunil Gavaskar
India.com Sports Desk | June 18, 2021 8:30 PM IST
India has picked both Ashwin and Jadeja in their playing XI.
WTC Final IND vs NZ 2021: India Might Drop One Spinner From Playing XI, Suggests Sunil Gavaskar
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2021-06-18T09:30:17+00:00
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Virat Kohli's Team India or Kane Williamson-Led New Zealand? Sunil Gavaskar Picks His Favourite For ICC WTC Final 2021
India.com Sports Desk | June 15, 2021 12:57 PM IST
The former India captain feels both the teams have a good chance of winning the big final as they
Virat Kohli's Team India or Kane Williamson-Led New Zealand? Sunil Gavaskar Picks His Favourite For ICC WTC F
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Virender Sehwag Credits Bowlers For India's Rise in World Cricket, Backs Them to Outclass New Zealand in WTC Final 2021
India.com Sports Desk | June 16, 2021 4:56 PM IST
Team India has been known to have quality batsmen over the years, but the former India opener feels
Virender Sehwag Credits Bowlers For India's Rise in World Cricket, Backs Them to Outclass New Zealand in WTC
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ICC Test Rankings: Steve Smith Reclaims Top Spot, Virat Kohli Climbs to 4th
India.com Sports Desk | June 16, 2021 5:36 PM IST
Steve Smith, who claimed the top spot for the first time since the Boxing Day Tests last year,
ICC Test Rankings: Steve Smith Reclaims Top Spot, Virat Kohli Climbs to 4th
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Ravichandran Ashwin's Reaction to Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic's French Open Semi-Final is Priceless
India.com Sports Desk | June 12, 2021 2:14 PM IST
Hailing the two players, Ashwin reckoned this is not just tennis, but benchmarking the highest
Ravichandran Ashwin's Reaction to Rafael Nadal-Novak Djokovic's French Open Semi-Final is Priceless
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2021-06-12T03:14:18+00:00
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IND vs NZ: Former BCCI Selector Picks Ravichandran Ashwin Over Ravindra Jadeja if India Start 4 Pacers in WTC Final
India.com Sports Desk | June 11, 2021 6:03 PM IST
Sarandeep said that India might go with Ashwin looking at a number of left-handers in the New
IND vs NZ: Former BCCI Selector Picks Ravichandran Ashwin Over Ravindra Jadeja if India Start 4 Pacers in WTC
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2021-06-11T07:03:36+00:00
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Aakash Chopra Reacts on India's Squad For Sri Lanka Tour, Points Out The Challenge For Rahul Dravid-Shikhar Dhawan
India.com Sports Desk | June 11, 2021 7:47 AM IST
Chopra's concern is how will the combination of Dravid and Dhawan ensure everyone gets a game.
Aakash Chopra Reacts on India's Squad For Sri Lanka Tour, Points Out The Challenge For Rahul Dravid-Shikhar D
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Ravichandran Ashwin Could be The Match-Winner For Team India in WTC Final 2021 vs New Zealand, Says Monty Panesar
India.com Sports Desk | June 9, 2021 5:56 PM IST
The former England spinner Panesar feels the concept of WTC is a great advertisement of Test
Ravichandran Ashwin Could be The Match-Winner For Team India in WTC Final 2021 vs New Zealand, Says Monty Pan
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WTC Final: Both Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin Should Play - Dinesh Karthik
India.com Sports Desk | June 8, 2021 9:25 AM IST
Karthik also admitted that he would be surprised if one of them misses out.
WTC Final: Both Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin Should Play - Dinesh Karthik
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Ravichandran Ashwin Reacts on English Cricketer Ollie Robinson's Suspension Following Old Racist Tweets Going Viral
India.com Sports Desk | June 7, 2021 4:36 PM IST
While feeling sorry for the debutant who had to be suspended after a good first game, he felt vary
Ravichandran Ashwin Reacts on English Cricketer Ollie Robinson's Suspension Following Old Racist Tweets Going
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WTC Final: Parthiv Patel Feels Virat Kohli-Led India Should Play Ravichandran Ashwin Instead of Ravindra Jadeja as Only Spinner if it is a Green Top Pitch
India.com Sports Desk | June 7, 2021 2:06 PM IST
Patel felt that would allow the team to field an extra batsman.
WTC Final: Parthiv Patel Feels Virat Kohli-Led India Should Play Ravichandran Ashwin Instead of Ravindra Jade
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Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin Should Both Play WTC Final, Aakash Chopra on India's Bowling Attack
India.com Sports Desk | June 7, 2021 9:30 AM IST
Chopra also explained why India should field two spinners despite the seamer-friendly English
Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin Should Both Play WTC Final, Aakash Chopra on India's Bowling Attack
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2021-06-06T22:30:41+00:00
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WTC Final - We Will Adapt Quickly And Perform Like we Did in Australia - Ravichandran Ashwin
India.com Sports Desk | June 2, 2021 1:52 PM IST
Ashwin is going to hold the key for the Indian team in the WTC final against
WTC Final - We Will Adapt Quickly And Perform Like we Did in Australia - Ravichandran Ashwin
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2021-06-02T02:52:50+00:00
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WTC Final - Ravichandran Ashwin Names Rishabh Pant as 'Special Player' Ahead of India's Tour of England
India.com Sports Desk | June 2, 2021 8:27 AM IST
Lauding Pant's fearless approach, Ashwin reckoned it is a 'luxury' to have someone like him at the
WTC Final - Ravichandran Ashwin Names Rishabh Pant as 'Special Player' Ahead of India's Tour of England
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Monty Panesar Picks Ravinder Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin in His India XI For WTC Final
IANS | May 30, 2021 3:30 PM IST
He is expecting India to play left-arm spinner Jadeja as well as off-spinner R Ashwin together.
Monty Panesar Picks Ravinder Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin in His India XI For WTC Final
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2021-05-30T04:30:42+00:00
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Let's Add a Free Ball For Bowlers Every Time a Batsman Leaves Non-Strikers' End Early: Ravichandran Ashwin
India.com Sports Desk | May 28, 2021 9:27 PM IST
Ashwin has always been vocal regarding batsmen stepping out of their crease before the ball has
Let's Add a Free Ball For Bowlers Every Time a Batsman Leaves Non-Strikers' End Early: Ravichandran Ashwin
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2021-05-28T10:27:33+00:00
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Ravichandran Ashwin Could Break Muttiah Muralitharan's Record of 800 Test Wickets - Brad Hogg
India.com Sports Desk | May 27, 2021 7:58 PM IST
Ashwin has scalped 409 wickets in 78 Test matches.
Ravichandran Ashwin Could Break Muttiah Muralitharan's Record of 800 Test Wickets - Brad Hogg
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