Ravichandran Ashwin
{{short description|Indian cricketer (born 1986)}}
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{{Indian name|Ashwin|Ravichandran}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ravichandran Ashwin
| image = The Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge), Shri Sarbananda Sonowal conferring the Arjuna Award on cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin, in New Delhi on July 31, 2015 cropped.jpg
| caption = Ashwin in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
| nickname = Lege{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-england-virat-kohli-r-ashwin-modern-day-legend-nickname-400-wickets-1773147-2021-02-25|title=Pink-ball Test: Virat Kohli has a new nickname for modern-day legend R Ashwin after 400-wicket milestone|date=25 February 2021|work=India Today|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=3 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203052140/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-england-virat-kohli-r-ashwin-modern-day-legend-nickname-400-wickets-1773147-2021-02-25|url-status=live}}
| heightcm = 188 {{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-srilanka-2017/milestone-man-ashwins-high-five/article19363115.ece|title=Milestone Man Ashwin's High Five!|date=26 July 2017|access-date=1 November 2023|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=25 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925130517/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-vs-srilanka-2017/milestone-man-ashwins-high-five/article19363115.ece|url-status=live}}
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off-break
| role = Bowling all-rounder
| website = {{URL|raviashwin.com}}
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2010–2024
| country = India
| testdebutdate = 6 November
| testdebutyear = 2011
| testdebutagainst = West Indies
| testcap = 271
| lasttestdate = 6 December
| lasttestyear = 2024
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| odidebutdate = 5 June
| odidebutyear = 2010
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odicap = 185
| lastodidate = 8 October
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| odishirt = 99
| T20Idebutdate = 12 June
| T20Idebutyear = 2010
| T20Idebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| T20Icap = 30
| lastT20Idate = 10 November
| lastT20Iyear = 2022
| lastT20Iagainst = England
| T20Ishirt = 99
| club1 = Tamil Nadu
| year1 = {{nowrap|2006/07–2019/20}}
| club2 = Chennai Super Kings
| year2 = 2008–2015, 2025
| club3 = Rising Pune Supergiant
| year3 = 2016
| club4 = Dindigul Dragons
| year4 = 2016/17–present
| club5 = Worcestershire
| year5 = 2017
| club6 = Kings XI Punjab
| year6 = 2018–2019
| club7 = Nottinghamshire
| year7 = 2019
| club8 = Delhi Capitals
| year8 = 2020–2021
| club9 = Surrey
| year9 = 2021
| club10 = Rajasthan Royals
| year10 = 2022–2024
| columns = 4
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 106
| runs1 = 3,503
| bat avg1 = 25.92
| 100s/50s1 = 6/14
| top score1 = 124
| deliveries1 = 27,138
| bowl avg1 = 23.95
| fivefor1 = 37
| tenfor1 = 8
| wickets1 = 537
| best bowling1 = 7/59
| catches/stumpings1 = 36/–
| column2 = ODI
| matches2 = 116
| runs2 = 707
| bat avg2 = 16.44
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 65
| deliveries2 = 6,141
| bowl avg2 = 33.20
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| wickets2 = 156
| best bowling2 = 4/25
| catches/stumpings2 = 30/–
| column3 = T20I
| matches3 = 65
| runs3 = 184
| bat avg3 = 26.28
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 31*
| deliveries3 = 1,452
| bowl avg3 = 23.22
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| wickets3 = 72
| best bowling3 = 4/8
| catches/stumpings3 = 11/–
| column4 = FC
| matches4 = 162
| runs4 = 5,415
| bat avg4 = 27.62
| 100s/50s4 = 8/25
| top score4 = 124
| deliveries4 = 41,782
| bowl avg4 = 24.96
| fivefor4 = 56
| tenfor4 = 12
| wickets4 = 779
| best bowling4 = 7/59
| catches/stumpings4 = 61/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/26421.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 4 March
| year = 2025
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{{MedalCompetition|ICC Cricket World Cup}}
{{Medal|Winner|2011 India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka|}}
{{Medal|Runner-up|2023 India|}}
{{MedalCompetition|ICC Champions Trophy}}
{{Medal|Winner|2013 England and Wales|}}
{{Medal|Runner-up|2017 England and Wales|}}
{{MedalCompetition|ICC T20 World Cup}}
{{Medal|Runner-up|2014 Bangladesh|}}
{{MedalCompetition|ICC World Test Championship}}
{{Medal|Runner-up|2019-2021|}}
{{Medal|Runner-up|2021-2023|}}
{{MedalCompetition|ACC Asia Cup}}
{{Medal|Winner|2010 Sri Lanka|}}
{{Medal|Winner|2016 Bangladesh|}}
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Ravichandran Ashwin ({{IPA|ta|ɾaʋitɕand̪iɾan aɕʋin|lang}}; {{audio|Ravichandran Ashwin.ogg|pronunciation}}) (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm off spin bowler and a lower order batter. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific spinners of all time, he represented the Indian cricket team and was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. He plays for Tamil Nadu and South Zone in domestic cricket and for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Ashwin has taken more than 500 wickets in Tests and was the fastest bowler to reach 300 test wickets in terms of number of innings. He has won eleven Man of the Series awards in Tests, which is the most for any cricketer, along with Muttiah Muralitharan. As an all-rounder in Test cricket, he bats down the order, has scored six Test centuries and is one of the only three players to have scored 3000 runs and taken 500 wickets in Tests. He had been the highest-ranked bowler in the ICC men's player rankings multiple times, and holds the record for the second highest rating points by an Indian bowler ever in Test cricket.
Ashwin started as an opening batsman but dropped down the order due to limited success and turned into an off-break bowler. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in December 2006 and captained the team the following season. He played for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 2010 Indian Premier League, where his economical bowling led to his maiden international call-up in the limited-overs formats in June 2010. He was the leading wicket-taker and player of the tournament of the 2010 Champions League Twenty20, which was won by CSK. He also won the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 and two IPL titles (2010, 2011) with CSK.
In 2011, Ashwin made his Test debut against West Indies and became the seventh Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul on debut. He had greater success with the turning tracks in the Indian subcontinent, including taking 29 wickets in a series against Australia, the most by any Indian bowler in a four-match Test series. In the 2015–16 season, he took 48 wickets and scored 336 runs in eight Test matches, along with 27 wickets in 19 T20Is, enabling him to win the ICC Cricketer of the Year and ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year awards for 2016. He has been named five times to the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year and was named in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Decade 2011–20. In 2015, he was awarded the Arjuna award by the Government of India. On 18 December 2024, Ashwin announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. He was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India in January 2025.
Early and personal life
Ashwin was born on 17 September 1986 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, to Ravichandran and Chitra.{{cite web|last=Mohan|first=Sai|url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/meet-the-parents...-r-ashwin-s--120205|title=Interview with R.Ashwin's parents|work=Mid-Day|date=28 April 2011|access-date=30 March 2013|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118115925/https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/meet-the-parents...-r-ashwin-s--120205|url-status=live}} His father, Ravichandran, played cricket at club level as a fast bowler.{{cite web|title=R Ashwin and the spin evolution|url=http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/41731|work=Forbes India|access-date=14 February 2016|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707080343/https://www.forbesindia.com/printcontent/41731|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ashwins-offbeat-story-failed-opening-bats/606474/|title=Ashwin's off-beat story: Failed opening batsman to India's spin hope|work=The Indian Express|date=15 April 2010|access-date=14 December 2012}} Ashwin did his initial schooling at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/sri-lanka-in-india/for-ashwin-its-all-in-the-mind/articleshow/61829398.cms|title=For Ashwin, it's all in the mind|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Bagawati|last=Prasad|date=28 November 2017|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717212010/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/sri-lanka-in-india/for-ashwin-its-all-in-the-mind/articleshow/61829398.cms|url-status=live}} Later, he switched to St. Bede's School for higher secondary.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/right-turn/story-43XyFVMW42XKDRf0uKgaVP.html|title=Right turn|work=The Hindustan Times|first=Atreyo|last=Mukhopadhyay|date=15 February 2011|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622170122/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/right-turn/story-43XyFVMW42XKDRf0uKgaVP.html|url-status=live}} He graduated with a BTech in Information Technology from SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/alma-mater-that-moulded-ashwins-cricketing-career/articleshow/55935824.cms|title=Alma mater that moulded Ashwin's cricketing career|date=12 December 2016|newspaper=Times of India|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-date=18 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718075134/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/alma-mater-that-moulded-ashwins-cricketing-career/articleshow/55935824.cms|url-status=live}}
Ashwin started playing cricket at the age of nine for YMCA and was coached by Chandrasekar Rao during the early part of his career. Later, when he switched to St. Bede's, which had a cricket academy where he was coached by C K Vijaya Kumar.{{cite news|url=http://www.mylaporetimes.com/2011/01/st-bedes-felicitates-cricketer-r-ashwin/|title=St.Bede's felicitates cricketer and alumni, R. Ashwin|date=20 January 2011|newspaper=Mylapore Times|access-date=22 June 2018|archive-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052412/http://www.mylaporetimes.com/2011/01/st-bedes-felicitates-cricketer-r-ashwin/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/how-the-four-ts-built-cricketing-careers/article19883002.ece|title=How the four Ts built cricketing careers|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 October 2017|access-date=22 June 2018|last=Manohar|first=T. S.|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021851/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/how-the-four-ts-built-cricketing-careers/article19883002.ece|url-status=live}} Initially, he took up medium pace bowling before he switched to off spin on the advice of his coach. He was later coached by former spinner Sunil Subramaniam and mentored by former cricketer W V Raman. He had represented the Indian under-17 team as an opening batter.
Ashwin resides in West Mambalam, Chennai. He married his childhood friend, Prithi Narayanan, on 13 November 2011.{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2011/nov/09/ravichandran-ashwin-to-marry-sunday-308509.html|title=Ravichandran Ashwin to marry Sunday|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=9 November 2011|access-date=30 March 2013|archive-date=26 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226110328/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2011/nov/09/ravichandran-ashwin-to-marry-sunday-308509.html|url-status=live}} They have two daughters.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ravichandran-aswhin-prithi-narayanan-daughter-australia-test-draw-injury-7145229/|title='Wanted to get my daughters involved too in the moment. They went, 'Did we win?'|work=The Indian Express|date=15 January 2021|access-date=17 January 2021|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116141355/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ravichandran-aswhin-prithi-narayanan-daughter-australia-test-draw-injury-7145229/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/why-ravichandran-ashwins-wife-announced-birth-of-2nd-carrom-baby-five-days-after-delivery-3175276.html|title=Why Ravichandran Ashwin's wife announced birth of 2nd 'carrom' baby five days after delivery|work=Firstpost|date=27 December 2016|access-date=23 December 2017|archive-date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042736/http://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/why-ravichandran-ashwins-wife-announced-birth-of-2nd-carrom-baby-five-days-after-delivery-3175276.html|url-status=live}}
International career
{{See also|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin}}
=2010–11: Debut and early years=
On the back of his impressive performance in the 2010 Indian Premier League, Ashwin was selected for the Indian squad that toured Zimbabwe for a tri-series in May 2010. He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka on 5 June 2010, scoring a 32–ball 38 and taking 2/50 in that match, which India lost.{{cite web|title=Zimbabwe Triangular Series, 5th Match: India v Sri Lanka at Harare, Jun 5, 2010|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-triangular-series-2010-452140/india-vs-sri-lanka-5th-match-452150/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217232330/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-triangular-series-2010-452140/india-vs-sri-lanka-5th-match-452150/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} His T20I debut came a week later, against Zimbabwe at Harare where he took 1/22 in four overs in an Indian win.{{cite web|title=1st T20I, Harare, June 12, 2010, India tour of Zimbabwe|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-zimbabwe-2010-452142/zimbabwe-vs-india-1st-t20i-452153/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=11 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211230706/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-zimbabwe-2010-452142/zimbabwe-vs-india-1st-t20i-452153/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}
Ashwin was part of the squad for the 2010 Asia Cup, which India won.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2010-424694/india-squad-462318/series-squads|title=2010 Asia cup squad|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=23 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823052344/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2010-424694/india-squad-462318/series-squads|url-status=live}} He was also part of the tri-series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka, but did not get a game, with Pragyan Ojha and Ravindra Jadeja being preferred.{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka Triangular Series, 2010 / India Squad / Players|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-triangular-series-2010-456661/india-squad-470370/series-squads|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707080354/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-triangular-series-2010-456661/india-squad-470370/series-squads|url-status=live}} In October 2010, Ashwin was selected to play in the three-match home ODI series against Australia, in which he took 1/34 in nine overs in an Indian victory in the only match he played.{{cite web|title=Australia tour of India [Sep–Oct 2010], 2nd ODI: India v Australia at Visakhapatnam, Oct 20, 2010|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-sep-oct-2010-2010-11-464516/india-vs-australia-2nd-odi-464529/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217234906/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-sep-oct-2010-2010-11-464516/india-vs-australia-2nd-odi-464529/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} Ashwin played in all five matches of the home series against New Zealand in November–December 2010 in which India completed a 5–0 whitewash with Ashwin ending up as the leading wicket-taker with 11 wickets at an average of 21.90.{{cite web|title=Records / New Zealand in India ODI Series, 2010/11 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/new-zealand-in-india-odi-series-2010-11-5997|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118145926/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/new-zealand-in-india-odi-series-2010-11-5997|url-status=live}} At the conclusion of the series, then Indian captain Gautam Gambhir called him "the find" of the series and hailed his bowling during the powerplay overs.{{cite news|date=10 December 2010|title=Gambhir praises Ashwin, team after series sweep|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-v-new-zealand-gambhir-praises-ashwin-team-after-series-sweep-491214|access-date=3 July 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=2 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702055155/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-v-new-zealand-gambhir-praises-ashwin-team-after-series-sweep-491214|url-status=live}} Despite being in the squad, Ashwin did not make it to the playing eleven in any of the five ODIs on the South African tour in 2010, with Harbhajan Singh preferred.{{cite web|title=India in South Africa ODI Series, 2010/11 / India One-Day Squad / Players|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-south-africa-odi-series-2010-11-463139/india-one-day-squad-493661/series-squads|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=3 July 2015|archive-date=7 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707080356/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-south-africa-odi-series-2010-11-463139/india-one-day-squad-493661/series-squads|url-status=live}}
Ashwin was part of the 15-member 2011 Cricket World Cup squad, with Harbhajan and Piyush Chawla being the other two specialist spinners in the squad.{{cite news|title=No Rohit Sharma in World Cup squad|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-world-cup-2011-no-rohit-sharma-in-world-cup-squad-497102|date=17 January 2011|access-date=3 July 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=14 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414050852/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/497102.html|url-status=live}} Ashwin played only two matches in World cup, which India won, defeating Sri Lanka in the finals.{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2010-11-381449/india-vs-sri-lanka-final-433606/full-scorecard|title=Final (D/N), Wankhede, April 02, 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup|access-date=3 July 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702195633/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433606.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/videos/ashwin-origin-story-chennai-odi-world-cup-team-squad-india-2023/article67357880.ece|title=Ashwin Origin story|work=Sportstar|date=28 September 2023|access-date=28 September 2023|archive-date=3 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003210720/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/videos/ashwin-origin-story-chennai-odi-world-cup-team-squad-india-2023/article67357880.ece|url-status=live}} Ashwin played the fourth and fifth matches of India's tour of West Indies in June–July 2011, picking up just one wicket. Ashwin was retained in the limited-overs squad for the England tour and emerged as India's best bowler of the series, taking six wickets at an average of 25.16.{{cite web|title=Records / NatWest Series [India in England], 2011 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/natwest-series-india-in-england-2011-6114|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 July 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118165727/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/natwest-series-india-in-england-2011-6114|url-status=live}} When England toured India in October 2011, Ashwin was the second-highest wicket-taker of the series, with ten wickets in a 5–0 victory.{{cite web|title=Records/England in India ODI Series, 2011/12/Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/england-in-india-odi-series-2011-12-6683|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 July 2015|archive-date=1 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001075338/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/england-in-india-odi-series-2011-12-6683|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=England in India ODI Series, 2011/12/Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2011-12-521211|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 July 2015|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308130925/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2011-12-521211|url-status=live}}
=2011–12: Test debut and rise=
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In November 2011, West Indies toured India for three Tests and five ODIs, with Ashwin and Ojha being the only two specialist spinners in the squad.{{cite news|title=Dhoni non-committal about Ashwin's in Test squad|url=http://sports.ndtv.com/eng-ind-2011/news/180160-dhoni-non-committal-about-ashwin-in-test-squad|work=NDTV|date=18 October 2011|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195057/http://sports.ndtv.com/eng-ind-2011/news/180160-dhoni-non-committal-about-ashwin-in-test-squad|url-status=live}} Ashwin made his Test debut in the first match at Delhi, earning his cap from Sachin Tendulkar. He took 3/81 in the first innings and picked a fifer with 6/47 in the second, helping India win the match and was awarded the man of the match, becoming the third Indian player to win the award on Test debut.{{cite web|title=West Indies tour of India, 1st Test: India v West Indies at Delhi, Nov 6–9, 2011|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2011-12-535995/india-vs-west-indies-1st-test-535997/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217232321/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2011-12-535995/india-vs-west-indies-1st-test-535997/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}{{cite web|date=9 November 2011|title=The Kotla encore|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-v-west-indies-1st-test-4th-day-the-kotla-encore-539821|access-date=14 July 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220124054/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-v-west-indies-1st-test-4th-day-the-kotla-encore-539821|url-status=live}} He picked four wickets in the second Test at Kolkata, where India registered an innings victory.{{cite web|title=West Indies tour of India, 2nd Test: India v West Indies at Kolkata, Nov 14–17, 2011|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2011-12-535995/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-535998/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-date=23 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223164509/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2011-12-535995/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-535998/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} In the third Test at Mumbai, he took 5/156 and scored his maiden international century in India's first innings, thus becoming only the third Indian to score a century and take a five-wicket haul in the same Test and the first since 1962.{{cite news|date=25 November 2011|title=Match fizzles after Ashwin century|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2011-12-535995/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-535999/match-report-4|access-date=14 July 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518022402/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2011-12-535995/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-535999/match-report-4|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;orderbyad=reverse;qualmin1=1;qualmin2=1;qualval1=hundreds;qualval2=five_wickets;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Century and five-wicket haul in the same Test|access-date=23 February 2024|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=23 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223113759/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;orderbyad=reverse;qualmin1=1;qualmin2=1;qualval1=hundreds;qualval2=five_wickets;template=results;type=allround;view=match|url-status=live}} The match ended in a draw with the scores level, and was awarded the man of the match as well as the man of the series for his all-round performance.{{cite news|date=26 November 2011|title=Only the second draw with scores level|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2011-12-535995/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-535999/match-report-5|access-date=14 July 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226191800/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-2011-12-535995/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-535999/match-report-5|url-status=live}} Ashwin also featured in four matches of the subsequent ODI series and took four wickets at an average of 49.00.{{cite web|title=Records / West Indies in India ODI Series, 2011/12 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/west-indies-in-india-odi-series-2011-12-6938|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 July 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118145927/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/west-indies-in-india-odi-series-2011-12-6938|url-status=live}}
Ashwin was part of the squad that toured Australia in 2011-12. He played in three Tests on the tour, taking just nine wickets at an average of more than 62.{{cite web|title=Records / Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2011/12 – India / Batting and bowling averages|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=6636;team=6;type=series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=17 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150917000726/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=6636;team=6;type=series|url-status=live}} He also featured in the subsequent triangular CB Series against Australia and Sri Lanka and took seven wickets in as many matches at 43.42.{{cite web|title=Records / CB Series, 2011/12 – Most Wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/commonwealth-bank-series-2011-12-6632|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 August 2015}} In March 2012, he took five wickets in three matches of the 2012 Asia Cup in Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6730;type=tournament|title=Records / Asia Cup, 2011/12 / Most wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=22 March 2012|access-date=22 March 2012|archive-date=26 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626192853/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=6730;type=tournament|url-status=live}} He had a quiet tour of Sri Lanka in July–August 2012, taking five wickets at 39.40 in the five-match ODI series and 1/22 in the one-off T20I.{{cite web|title=Records / India in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2012 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/india-in-sri-lanka-odi-series-2012-7330|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162845/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/india-in-sri-lanka-odi-series-2012-7330|url-status=live}}
=2012–15: Middle years and consolidation=
Ashwin returned to form during the two-match home Test series against New Zealand. In the first Test at Hyderabad, he claimed 6/31 and 6/54, helping India seal an innings victory and was named the man of the match with his match figures of 12/85, bettering S. Venkataraghavan's 12/152 for the best figures by an Indian bowler against New Zealand in Tests.{{cite web|title=New Zealand tour of India, 1st Test: India v New Zealand at Hyderabad (Deccan), Aug 23–26, 2012|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-india-2012-565793/india-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-565817/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123020719/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-india-2012-565793/india-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-565817/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-and-pragyan-ojha-s-increasingly-threatening-parternship-579568|title=R Ashwin and Ojha's increasingly threatening partnership|date=22 August 2012|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 August 2023|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225041735/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-and-pragyan-ojha-s-increasingly-threatening-parternship-579568|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=26 August 2012|title=Ashwin spins India to innings win|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-india-2012-565793/india-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-565817/match-report-4|access-date=12 August 2015|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126182440/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-india-2012-565793/india-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-565817/match-report-4|url-status=live}} In the second match at Bangalore, his efforts of 5/69 in the second innings helped India win the match and the series 2–0.{{cite web|title=New Zealand tour of India, 2nd Test: India v New Zealand at Bangalore, Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2012|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-india-2012-565793/india-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-565818/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302042404/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-tour-of-india-2012-565793/india-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-565818/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} He was awarded man of the series for his tally of 18 wickets at an average of 13.11.{{cite web|title=Records / New Zealand in India Test Series, 2012 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/new-zealand-in-india-test-series-2012-7342|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162830/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/new-zealand-in-india-test-series-2012-7342|url-status=live}} Ashwin played four matches in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka and took five wickets at an economy rate of 6 and an average of 19.{{cite web|title=ICC World Twenty20, 2012/13 / Records / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/icc-world-twenty20-2012-13-6856|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=8 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608193006/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/icc-world-twenty20-2012-13-6856|url-status=live}}
During the first Test of England's tour of India in late 2012, Ashwin became the fastest Indian to record 50 wickets in Test cricket as he overhauled the milestone in his ninth game.{{cite web|date=16 November 2012|title=England slump after Pujara double ton|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2012-13-565792/india-vs-england-1st-test-565806/match-report-2|access-date=13 August 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220124722/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2012-13-565792/india-vs-england-1st-test-565806/match-report-2|url-status=live}} India eventually lost the series 2–1 in which Ashwin managed to take only 14 wickets in the four Tests at an average of 52.64. However, he scored 243 runs, averaging 60.75, including two fifties, and finished as India's second best batsman of the series.{{cite web|title=Records / England in India Test Series, 2012/13 – India / Batting and bowling averages|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/england-in-india-test-series-2012-13-7339?team=6|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 August 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162846/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/england-in-india-test-series-2012-13-7339?team=6|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=England in India Test Series, 2012/13|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2012-13-565792|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 August 2015|archive-date=1 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201092555/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2012-13-565792|url-status=live}} In the three-match ODI series against Pakistan and the five-match ODI series against England, he took three wickets at 43.33 and seven wickets at 35.71, respectively.{{cite web|title=Records / Pakistan in India ODI Series, 2012/13 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/pakistan-in-india-odi-series-2012-13-7819|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 August 2015|archive-date=16 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916064838/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/pakistan-in-india-odi-series-2012-13-7819|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Records / England in India ODI Series, 2012/13 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/england-in-india-odi-series-2012-13-7341|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 August 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162836/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/england-in-india-odi-series-2012-13-7341|url-status=live}}
{{Quote box|width=33%|align=right|quoted=1|quote=There were a few changes I had to make after the England series [...] I had to work on my delivery stride, it had got a little long during the England series and that was affecting the way I was delivering the ball. We had very little time, but I was lucky to have a coach [Subramaniam] who identified it pretty quickly.|salign=right|source=— Ashwin on the changes he made to his bowling before the Australia series}}
In February 2013, Ashwin worked with Sunil Subramaniam to make changes to his bowling ahead of the four-match Test series against Australia, including shortening of his bowling stride.{{cite news|title='Kick on the backside' helped Ashwin deliver|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/needed-kick-backside-ashwin/55947|work=Wisden|access-date=26 November 2015|archive-date=7 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207230650/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/needed-kick-backside-ashwin/55947|url-status=dead}} Ashwin had a successful series in the Australia's four-Test tour of India in February–March 2013. In the first Test at Chennai, his home ground, he took 7/103 and 5/95, leading India to a comfortable eight-wicket victory.{{cite web|title=Australia tour of India, 1st Test: India v Australia at Chennai, Feb 22–26, 2013|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-2012-13-598808/india-vs-australia-1st-test-598812/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 August 2015|archive-date=11 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211004335/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-2012-13-598808/india-vs-australia-1st-test-598812/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} He had a haul of 5/63 in the second innings of the second Test at Hyderabad, where India registered an innings win and took four wickets in the third Test at Mohali, where India sealed the series with a six-wicket victory. In the last match at Delhi, he took 5/57 and 2/55 in another Indian win which completed a 4–0 whitewash of Australia. During the match, Ashwin surpassed Anil Kumble's record of 27 wickets for the most wickets by an Indian bowler in a four-Test series.{{cite news|title=R Ashwin sets Indian record for wickets in a four-Test series|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cricketnext/r-ashwin-sets-indian-record-for-wickets-in-a-four-test-series-598687.html|work=IBN|access-date=15 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924032657/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cricketnext/r-ashwin-sets-indian-record-for-wickets-in-a-four-test-series-598687.html|url-status=live}} Ashwin finished the series as the leading wicket-taker with a tally of 29 wickets at 20.10 and won the Man of the Series award.{{cite web|title=Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2012/13 / Records / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/border-gavaskar-trophy-2012-13-7977|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 August 2015|archive-date=20 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720054529/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/border-gavaskar-trophy-2012-13-7977|url-status=live}} It was the first time India won four or more Tests in a series and the first time Australia was whitewashed since 1969–70.{{cite news|date=24 March 2013|title=Toss no advantage for Australia|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-v-australia-4th-test-stats-review-toss-no-advantage-for-australia-626612|access-date=15 August 2015|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=4 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604160439/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/626612.html|url-status=live}}
Ashwin was part of the Indian team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy in England. His match figures of 2/15 in four overs in the 20-overs-a-side final helped India restrict England to 124/8 and win the match by five runs.{{cite web|title=ICC Champions Trophy, Final: England v India at Birmingham, Jun 23, 2013|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2013-566910/england-vs-india-final-566948/full-scorecard|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 August 2015|archive-date=23 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123152353/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2013-566910/england-vs-india-final-566948/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} He had a total of eight wickets from five matches at an average of 22.62, conceding 4.41 runs per over, and ended as the joint-fifth highest wicket-taker of the tournament and was named in the 'Team of the Tournament'.{{cite web|title=Records / ICC Champions Trophy, 2013 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/icc-champions-trophy-2013-7371|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 August 2015|archive-date=20 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620190007/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/icc-champions-trophy-2013-7371|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/644927.html|title = Team of the tournament|date = 24 June 2013|access-date = 17 July 2019|archive-date = 17 July 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190717182637/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/644927.html|url-status = live}} With nine wickets in six matches, Ashwin finished as the leading wicket-taker of the home ODI series against Australia in October–November 2013, which India won 3–2.{{cite web|title=Records / Australia in India ODI Series, 2013/14 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/australia-in-india-odi-series-2013-14-8263|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-date=11 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011000647/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/australia-in-india-odi-series-2013-14-8263|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Australia in India ODI Series, 2013/14|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-2013-14-647237|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505214846/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-india-2013-14-647237|url-status=live}}
On India's tour of South Africa, Ashwin had a difficult time with the ball, picking up only one wicket across three ODIs and went wicketless in his 42 overs in the first Test at Johannesburg, following which, he was dropped for the second Test.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-south-africa-2013-14-648627|title=India tour of South Africa 2013/14|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-date=1 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201110238/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-south-africa-2013-14-648627|url-status=live}} In early 2014, Ashwin's overseas struggles continued during the New Zealand tour, where he managed to bag a solitary wicket in the five-match ODI series, which India lost 4–0.{{cite web|title=Records / India in New Zealand ODI Series, 2013/14 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/india-in-new-zealand-odi-series-2013-14-8555|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162831/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/india-in-new-zealand-odi-series-2013-14-8555|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=India in New Zealand ODI Series, 2013/14|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-new-zealand-2013-14-667633|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117064406/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-new-zealand-2013-14-667633|url-status=live}} However, in the third ODI, coming in to bat with India at 146/5 in pursuit of 315, he scored his maiden ODI fifty of 65 runs from 46 balls. He shared a 38-run partnership with Dhoni and an 85-run seventh wicket stands with Jadeja, as the match eventually ended in a tie.{{cite web|title=India tour of New Zealand, 3rd ODI: New Zealand v India at Auckland, Jan 25, 2014|work=Cricinfo |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/667645.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-date=31 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831165815/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/667645.html|url-status=live}} In the two-match Test series that followed, Jadeja was preferred over Ashwin as the lone spinner in the playing eleven.
Ashwin was back among the wickets when India went to Bangladesh for the 2014 Asia Cup and the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. He took nine wickets in four matches of the Asia Cup and finished as the joint-third highest wicket-taker of the tournament.{{cite web|title=Asia Cup, 2013/14 / Records / Most wickets|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2014/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=8643;type=tournament|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-date=3 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503071014/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/asia-cup-2014/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=8643;type=tournament|url-status=live}} He played a vital role in India's unbeaten run to the World Twenty20 final. His tally of 11 wickets in six matches at an average of 11.27 and an economy rate of 5.35 put him joint third on the list of most wickets in the tournament.{{cite web|title=World T20, 2013/14 / Records / Most wickets|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=8083;type=tournament|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 August 2015|archive-date=8 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408010038/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=8083;type=tournament|url-status=live}} He was named in the "Team of the Tournament" for the 2014 T20 World Cup by the ICC and ESPNcricinfo.{{cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/180042|title=ICC announces men's ICC World Twenty20 BD 2014 Team of the Tournament|access-date=16 July 2019|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716223104/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/180042|url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/735589.html| title=Power, pace and spin: The team of the tournament| work=Cricinfo| date=7 April 2014| access-date=17 July 2019| archive-date=17 July 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717183625/http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/content/story/735589.html| url-status=live}}
Ashwin was part of the Indian team that toured England in 2014. He played only two matches in the five Test series, scoring 40 and 46 not out but going wicketless in the fourth Test and taking three wickets in the last match, both of which ended in defeats. India won the ODI series that followed 3–1. with Ashwin taking seven wickets from four matches at an average of 24.85 and an economy rate of less than 4.5.{{cite web|title=India in England ODI Series, 2014 / Records / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/india-in-england-odi-series-2014-8563|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 September 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162848/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/india-in-england-odi-series-2014-8563|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=India in England ODI Series, 2014|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-england-2014-667693|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 September 2015}} India whitewashed Sri Lanka in a five-match ODI series in November 2014, in which Ashwin took 6 wickets to his name at 33.33.{{cite web|title=Records / Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2014/15 / Most wickets|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/sri-lanka-in-india-odi-series-2014-15-9655|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 September 2015|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118162834/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/bowling-most-wickets-career/sri-lanka-in-india-odi-series-2014-15-9655|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka in India ODI Series, 2014/15|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-india-2014-15-790869|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 September 2015}} Ashwin was not part of the first Test of India's tour of Australia in December 2014. He returned to the playing eleven in the second test and took a total of 12 wickets at an average of 48.66 in the remaining three matches.{{cite web|title=Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2014/15 / Records / Most wickets|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9323;type=series|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2015|archive-date=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915065002/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9323;type=series|url-status=live}}
{{Quote box|width=33%|align=right|quoted=1|quote=I see a lot of myself in Ashwin. He is a fantastic cricketer with a lot of work ethic. Obviously, he is a far better batsman than me.|salign=right|source=— Former India Test captain Anil Kumble on Ashwin, February 2015{{cite web|title=I see a lot of myself in Ravichandran Ashwin: Anil Kumble|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/i-see-a-lot-of-myself-in-ravichandran-ashwin-anil-kumble_1550352.html|work=Zee News|access-date=1 November 2015|date=21 February 2015|archive-date=2 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202060249/http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/i-see-a-lot-of-myself-in-ravichandran-ashwin-anil-kumble_1550352.html|url-status=live}}}}
=2015–19: Consistency and rise to stardom=
Ashwin was selected to represent India for the second consecutive ODI World cup held in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. He took 13 wickets in 8 matches in India's run to the semi-finals and was named on the bench in the 'Team of the tournament'.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/icc-cricket-world-cup-2014-15-6537|title=Records in ICC Cricket World Cup, 2014/15|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2015|archive-date=17 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517122733/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/icc-cricket-world-cup-2014-15-6537|url-status=live}}{{cite web| url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/71431/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-cricbuzz-team-of-the-tournament| title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Cricbuzz team of the tournament|work=Cricbuzz|date=31 March 2015| access-date=18 July 2019| archive-date=14 December 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214073401/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/71431/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-cricbuzz-team-of-the-tournament| url-status=live}} In the 2015 three-match series against Sri Lanka, he finished with 21 wickets and, in the process, broke the record for the most wickets by an Indian bowler in a series against Sri Lanka, winning the Man of the Series award.{{cite web|last1=Jayaraman|first1=Shiva|date=September 2015|title=All 60 wickets to India bowlers, and a rare comeback|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/all-60-wickets-to-india-bowlers-and-a-rare-comeback-916421|access-date=1 September 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220125234/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/all-60-wickets-to-india-bowlers-and-a-rare-comeback-916421|url-status=live}} These efforts led him to achieve the top ranking in ICC men's rankings for bowlers in tests for the year 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ravichandran-ashwin-steve-smith-end-2015-as-icc-s-top-test-bowler-batsman/story-niLsBycOKZNHmM0z0xJ5OM.html|title=Ashwin ends 2015 as No 1 Test bowler, Smith is top batsman|date=31 December 2015|access-date=31 December 2023|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416021008/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ravichandran-ashwin-steve-smith-end-2015-as-icc-s-top-test-bowler-batsman/story-niLsBycOKZNHmM0z0xJ5OM.html|url-status=live}}
In November 2015, Ashwin was a star performer throughout the Freedom Trophy Test series against South Africa in India. During the course of the series, he became the fastest Indian to reach 150 wickets in Test cricket.{{cite news|last=Jayaraman|first=Shiva|date=6 November 2015|title=Ashwin becomes fastest Indian to 150 Test wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ashwin-becomes-fastest-indian-to-150-test-wickets-937731|access-date=30 November 2015|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220125354/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ashwin-becomes-fastest-indian-to-150-test-wickets-937731|url-status=live}} In the third Test in Nagpur, he picked up 12 wickets for 98 runs to hand South Africa their first away series loss in nine years, with his career-best figures of 7/66 in the second innings bowling the visitors out for 185 to give India a 2–0 series win.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-india-2015-16-903573/india-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-903607/full-scorecard|title=3rd Test, Nagpur, November 25 - 27, 2015, South Africa tour of India|access-date=1 September 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=25 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225142235/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-india-2015-16-903573/india-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-903607/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cricket/ravindra-jadeja-takes-five-wickets-as-india-dominate-south-africa_sto5014542/story.shtml|title=Ravindra Jadeja takes five wickets as India dominate South Africa|date=4 December 2015|access-date=1 December 2023|work=Eurosport|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603055825/https://www.eurosport.com/cricket/ravindra-jadeja-takes-five-wickets-as-india-dominate-south-africa_sto5014542/story.shtml|url-status=live}} He was named in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year in 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/182259|title=ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year 2015 announced|access-date=1 November 2023|work=International Cricket Council|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715164403/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/182259|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2015/content/story/956299.html|title=Made in the antipodes|date=1 January 2016|access-date=1 September 2016|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716161002/http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2015/content/story/956299.html|url-status=live}}
File:R Ashwin bowling at Trent Bridge 2018 (cropped).jpg in 2018]]
Ashwin was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Asia Cup, in which he took four wickets in as many matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/men-s-t20-asia-cup-2015-16-10989|title=Most wickets, 2016 Asia Cup|access-date=1 September 2015|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=6 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906042933/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/men-s-t20-asia-cup-2015-16-10989|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2015-16-966595|title=2016 Asia Cup|access-date=1 September 2016|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004100101/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2015-16-966595|url-status=live}} He had a brilliant series during the 2016 tour to West Indies where he scored 235 runs with two centuries and took 17 wickets in four tests, with India winning the series 2–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-wi-2016-1018687|title=India tour of West Indies, 2016|access-date=1 September 2023|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=27 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927160719/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-wi-2016-1018687|url-status=live}} In New Zealand's tour of India in 2016, Ashwin took 27 wickets in three Tests, including a career-best of 7 for 59 in an innings.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/India-v-New-Zealand-3rd-Test-Indore-153-wickets-and-counting-R-Ashwin-a-colossus-at-home/articleshow/54795419.cms|title=India v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Indore: 153 wickets and counting, R Ashwin a colossus at home|newspaper=The Times of India|date=11 October 2016|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011150003/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/India-v-New-Zealand-3rd-Test-Indore-153-wickets-and-counting-R-Ashwin-a-colossus-at-home/articleshow/54795419.cms|url-status=live}} Ashwin followed it up with an all round performance, taking 28 wickets and scoring 306 runs in the five match test series against England, which India won 4–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2016-17-1030195|title=England Tour of India, 2016-17|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101152135/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2016-17-1030195|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26421.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=Test match statistics, Ashwin|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119094243/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26421.html?class=1;template=results;type=allround;view=match|url-status=live}} Overall, Ashwin had a brilliant home season in 2016, taking 82 wickets and thus breaking the record for the most wickets taken in a single domestic season. He also became the second Indian to score 500 runs and take 50 wickets in a single season. For his performances in 2016, he was named in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/the-full-list-of-icc-awards-2016-winners/story-HwiwPQa1CPLmYV6y7hx6vM.html|title=The full list of ICC Awards 2016 winners|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|date=22 December 2016|access-date=16 April 2023|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715171921/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/the-full-list-of-icc-awards-2016-winners/story-HwiwPQa1CPLmYV6y7hx6vM.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2016/content/story/1073990.html|title=The trump cards of 2016|date=30 December 2016|access-date=1 September 2016|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716172819/http://www.espncricinfo.com/review2016/content/story/1073990.html|url-status=live}} In December 2016, the International Cricket Council named Ashwin the "ICC Cricketer of the Year" and the "ICC Test Cricketer of the Year" for 2016.{{cite news|title=Ashwin wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/97229/ashwin-wins-sir-garfield-sobers-trophy-for-icc-cricketer-of-the-year-2016|access-date=19 January 2017|work=International Cricket Council|date=22 December 2016|archive-date=24 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224184642/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/media-releases/97229/ashwin-wins-sir-garfield-sobers-trophy-for-icc-cricketer-of-the-year-2016|url-status=live}} In the process, he became the third Indian to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the "ICC Cricketer of the Year" after Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, and also the second cricketer ever after Dravid to win the two awards in the same year.{{cite news|title=Double delight for Ravichandran Ashwin at ICC Awards|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/double-delight-for-r-ashwin-at-icc-annual-awards-4439902/|access-date=19 January 2017|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=22 December 2016|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202035723/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/double-delight-for-r-ashwin-at-icc-annual-awards-4439902/|url-status=live}}
In February 2017, Ashwin took 21 wickets in the four-match series against Australia, which India won 2–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ind-v-aus-2016-17-1030197|title=Australia tour of India 2016/17|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=1 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101175900/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ind-v-aus-2016-17-1030197|url-status=live}} Ashwin was part of the limited overs squad that toured West Indies in June 2017 after which he became a player who played exclusively in tests.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26421.html?class=2;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=ODI match statistics, Ashwin|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119094244/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26421.html?class=2;template=results;type=allround;view=match|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26421.html?class=3;template=results;type=allround;view=match|title=T20 match statistics, Ashwin|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119094247/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26421.html?class=3;template=results;type=allround;view=match|url-status=live}} In the Indian tour of Sri Lanka in August 2017, Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets, leading India to a 3–0 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sl-v-ind-2017-1109590|title=India in Sri Lanka, 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119094244/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sl-v-ind-2017-1109590|url-status=live}} Ashwin was again the leading wicket-taker with 12 wickets in Sri Lanka's return tour in December 2017, which India won 1–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sl-in-india-2017-18-1122718|title=Sri Lanka in India, 2017|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119094245/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sl-in-india-2017-18-1122718|url-status=live}} In 2017, he was named in the Test team of the year for the third consecutive year by the ICC.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/597047|title=2017 ODI and Test teams announced|publisher=International Cricket Council|access-date=1 July 2023|archive-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118182249/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/597047|url-status=live}} In 2018, India played most of the test matches away from home, with the team touring South Africa and England.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-v-india-2018-2017-18-1122268|title=India in South Africa, 2018|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225030410/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-v-india-2018-2017-18-1122268|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-england-2018-1119528|title=India in England, 2018|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119094246/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-england-2018-1119528|url-status=live}} Ashwin played six tests, taking 18 wickets, while India lost both the series. In the first test against England on 1 August 2018 at Birmingham, Ashwin took seven wickets in the match including figures of 4/62 in the first innings, which is his best bowling performance in England.{{cite news|url=https://m.rediff.com/cricket/report/2012-series-against-england-was-turning-point-for-me-ashwin/20240305.htm|title=2012 series against England was turning point for me: Ashwin|work=Rediff|date=5 March 2024|access-date=5 March 2024|archive-date=5 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305111600/https://m.rediff.com/cricket/report/2012-series-against-england-was-turning-point-for-me-ashwin/20240305.htm|url-status=live}} Ashwin took nine wickets in the 2–0 victory over West Indies in India in October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-in-india-2018-19-1157747|title=West Indies in India, 2018-19|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=25 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025102647/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-in-india-2018-19-1157747|url-status=live}}
=2019–24: Final years=
In the 2019–20 home season, India played South Africa and Bangladesh, winning all three series.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-in-india-2019-20-1186975|title=South Africa in India, 2019-20|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=24 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924213941/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-in-india-2019-20-1186975|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bangladesh-in-india-2019-20-1186982|title=Bangladesh in India, 2019-20|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101959/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bangladesh-in-india-2019-20-1186982|url-status=live}} Ashwin was a key performer in the wins, taking 20 wickets across five matches. Ashwin played one match in the Indian tour of New Zealand, which was won by New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-new-zealand-2019-20-1187673|title=India in New Zealand, 2019-20|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119102000/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-new-zealand-2019-20-1187673|url-status=live}} In the following series in the Indian tour of Australia, India won a historic 2–1 victory, with Ashwin taking 12 wickets across three matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-australia-2020-21-1223867|title=India in Australia, 2020-21|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101955/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-australia-2020-21-1223867|url-status=live}} In December 2020, he was named in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Decade for 2011-20 and was announced as one of the nominees for the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1908769|title=ICC Awards of the Decade announced|publisher=International Cricket Council|access-date=27 December 2020|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033820/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1908769|url-status=live}}
During England's tour of India in 2021, which India won 3–1, Ashwin took 32 wickets and scored 189 runs, including a century, in four tests.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2020-21-1243364|title=England in India, 2020-21|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=10 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010214459/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2020-21-1243364|url-status=live}} During the series, he became the fastest Indian bowler to reach the landmark of 400 Test wickets and the fourth Indian, after Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, to achieve the milestone.{{cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-england-2020-21/ravichandran-ashwin-becomes-fastest-indian-to-400-test-wickets-2378577|title=Ravichandran Ashwin Becomes Fastest Indian Bowler to 400 Test Wickets|work=NDTV|access-date=15 July 2021|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517053003/https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-england-2020-21/ravichandran-ashwin-becomes-fastest-indian-to-400-test-wickets-2378577|url-status=live}} Ashwin was the lead wicket-taker with four wickets in the 2021 ICC World Test Championship final loss to New Zealand in June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-test-championship-2019-2021-1195334/india-vs-new-zealand-final-1249875/full-scorecard|title=Final, Southampton, June 18 - 23, 2021, ICC World Test Championship|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 September 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003165550/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-test-championship-2019-2021-1195334/india-vs-new-zealand-final-1249875/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}
In September 2021, Ashwin earned a surprise recall to the Indian squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, more than four years since he played a T20 international.{{cite news|title=India's T20 World Cup squad: R Ashwin picked, MS Dhoni named mentor|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-s-2021-t20-world-cup-squad-r-ashwin-picked-ms-dhoni-named-mentor-1276821|access-date=8 September 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 September 2021|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908164029/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-s-2021-t20-world-cup-squad-r-ashwin-picked-ms-dhoni-named-mentor-1276821|url-status=live}} He made the comeback in white-ball cricket in India's third match of the tournament against Afghanistan and bowled a good spell taking two wickets for 14 runs in four overs.{{cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/icc-t20-world-cup-2021/t20-world-cup-ind-vs-afg-return-of-ravichandran-ashwin-against-afghanistan-was-biggest-positive-says-virat-kohli-2599009|title=T20 World Cup, India vs Afghanistan: Return Of Ravichandran Ashwin Was Biggest Positive, Says Virat Kohli|date=4 November 2021|agency=Press Trust of India|work=NDTV|access-date=11 November 2021|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111164502/https://sports.ndtv.com/icc-t20-world-cup-2021/t20-world-cup-ind-vs-afg-return-of-ravichandran-ashwin-against-afghanistan-was-biggest-positive-says-virat-kohli-2599009|url-status=live}} Ashwin continued to play T20 international matches across 2021 and 2022. He was also named in the Indian squad, which reached the semi-finals of the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, playing all six matches and taking six wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2022-23-1298134/england-vs-india-2nd-semi-final-1298178/full-scorecard|title=2nd Semi-Final (N), Adelaide, November 10, 2022, ICC Men's T20 World Cup|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 September 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=7 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407072416/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2022-23-1298134/england-vs-india-2nd-semi-final-1298178/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}
In the 2021–22 season, India won the home series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka where Ashwin ended up as the leading wicket taker in both series.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-in-india-2021-22-1278658|title=New Zealand tour of India 2021/22|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 September 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101958/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-in-india-2021-22-1278658|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-india-2021-22-1278665|title=Sri Lanka tour of India 2021/22|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 September 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101956/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-india-2021-22-1278665|url-status=live}} His consistent performances in test cricket enabled him to be named in the ICC Test team of the year for 2021. In January 2022, India toured South Africa where Ashwin took only three wickets in as many matches as India lost 1–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-south-africa-2021-22-1277060|title=India tour of South Africa 2021/22|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 September 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101957/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-south-africa-2021-22-1277060|url-status=live}} Ashwin was once again the leading wicket taker in the West Indies with 15 wickets in a 1–0 victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-west-indies-2023-1381201|title=India in West Indies 2023|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 September 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=12 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112234008/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-west-indies-2023-1381201|url-status=live}} In the Australian tour to India in March 2023, Ashwin took 25 wickets in four matches to lead India to a series victory.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-in-india-2022-23-1348637|title=Australia in India 2022/23|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 September 2023|access-date=19 November 2023|archive-date=30 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030201824/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-in-india-2022-23-1348637|url-status=live}} On the back of the victory against Australia, India qualified for the second consecutive ICC World Test Championship final. Ashwin was not part of the playing eleven in the final, which India lost to Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/india-vs-australia-final-1384439/live-match-blog|title=2023 ICC World Cup Final|access-date=16 November 2023|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119052403/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-1367856/india-vs-australia-final-1384439/live-match-blog|url-status=live}}
Ashwin earned a surprise recall to the ODI side for the series against Australia prior to the 2023 Cricket World Cup, in which he took four wickets from two matches. He was subsequently named as a part of the Indian squad for the World Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ravichandran-ashwin-says-2023-world-cup-could-be-his-last-for-india/article67365485.ece|title=Ravichandran Ashwin says 2023 World Cup could be his last for India|date=30 September 2023|access-date=1 November 2023|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118163210/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ravichandran-ashwin-says-2023-world-cup-could-be-his-last-for-india/article67365485.ece|url-status=live}} In the World Cup, where India finished runners-up, he played his lone match against Australia and had the best economy rate of 3.4.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-best-career-economy-rate/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-15338|title=ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023/24 Records Bowling Best Career Economy Rate|access-date=16 November 2023|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=10 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110105157/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-best-career-economy-rate/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023-24-15338|url-status=live}} On 16 February 2024, during the third test of the England tour of India, Ashwin took his 500th test wicket, becoming the second Indian and ninth overall to achieve the feat.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-in-india-2023-24-1389386/india-vs-england-3rd-test-1389401/live-cricket-score|title=3rd Test, Rajkot, February 15 - 19, 2024, England tour of India|date=16 February 2024|access-date=16 February 2024|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=16 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216073521/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-in-india-2023-24-1389386/india-vs-england-3rd-test-1389401/live-cricket-score|url-status=live}} In the fifth and final test match of the same series, Ashwin played his 100th Test match and finished as the leading wicket taker of the series with 26 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-in-india-2023-24-1389386|title=England tour of India, 2023-24|access-date=9 March 2024|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=8 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308052857/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-in-india-2023-24-1389386|url-status=live}}
During the Indian home season in 2023–24, Ashwin scored a century and took six wickets in the first test of the series against Bangladesh in Chennai. This was the fourth time he did a double of scoring a century and taking more than five wickets in a test match, and became the first cricketer to achieve the feat twice at the same venue. He took his 37th five wicket haul in the second innings, the second most in test cricket and became the oldest Indian cricketer to take a five wicket haul.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/a-hundred-and-five-wickets-in-an-innings-282793|title=A hundred and five wickets in an innings in Tests|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 October 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ashwin-five-wicket-hauls-test-cricket-most-highest-warne-murali-india-bangladesh/article68670131.ece|title=Ashwin equals Warne's record with 37th five-wicket haul in Tests, second only to Muralitharan|work=Sportstar|date=22 September 2024|access-date=1 October 2024}} He finished the series as the joint highest wicket taker and won a record equaling eleventh Man of the Series award.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bangladesh-in-india-2024-25-1439844|title=Bangladesh in India, 2024-25|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 October 2024}}
Ashwin played his last test match during India's tour of Australia in December 2024. He announced his retirement from international cricket on 18 December 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/retirement-shock-as-india-all-rounder-calls-time-on-international-career |title=Retirement shock as India all-rounder calls time on international career |work=International Cricket Council|date=18 December 2024 |access-date=18 December 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132824/ravichandran-ashwin-retires-from-international-cricket |title=Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket |date=18 December 2024| work=Cricbuzz |access-date=18 December 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cy89jww8g7lo |title=Spinner Ashwin retires from India duty |work=BBC Sport |date=18 December 2024 |access-date=18 December 2024}}
Domestic career
=Tamil Nadu=
Ashwin represented Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. Ashwin made his first class debut for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji trophy match against Haryana in 2006 at the age of 20, taking six wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ravichandran-ashwin-26421|title=R Ashwin, profile|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=31 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031221734/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ravichandran-ashwin-26421|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-super-league-2006-07-254435/tamil-nadu-vs-haryana-group-a-263091/full-scorecard|title=Group A, Chennai, December 09 - 12, 2006, Ranji Trophy Super League|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118134744/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-super-league-2006-07-254435/tamil-nadu-vs-haryana-group-a-263091/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} He made his List A debut in 2007 against Andhra, taking two wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-one-day-trophy-2006-07-263051/andhra-vs-tamil-nadu-south-zone-263182/full-scorecard|title=South Zone, Secunderabad, February 10, 2007, Ranji One-Day Trophy|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118134744/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-one-day-trophy-2006-07-263051/andhra-vs-tamil-nadu-south-zone-263182/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} His T20 debut came in a victory against Andhra in the interstate T20 tournament next month.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/inter-state-twenty-20-tournament-2006-07-290517/andhra-vs-tamil-nadu-south-zone-290524/full-scorecard|title=South Zone, Visakhapatnam, April 03, 2007, Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118134744/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/inter-state-twenty-20-tournament-2006-07-290517/andhra-vs-tamil-nadu-south-zone-290524/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} He has represented the team in multiple seasons in the Ranji Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ranji-trophy-tamil-nadu-ravichandran-ashwin-dinesh-karthik-cricket-news/article30516517.ece|title=Ranji Trophy 2019-20: Ashwin, Karthik return to TN squad|date=8 January 2020|access-date=1 November 2023|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120095012/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ranji-trophy-tamil-nadu-ravichandran-ashwin-dinesh-karthik-cricket-news/article30516517.ece|url-status=live}} Ashwin captained the Tamil Nadu team that won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2008-09 and reached the semi-finals in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vijay-hazare-trophy-2008-09-369026/bengal-vs-tamil-nadu-final-370376/full-scorecard|title=Final, Agartala, March 09, 2009, Vijay Hazare Trophy|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=24 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124161618/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vijay-hazare-trophy-2008-09-369026/bengal-vs-tamil-nadu-final-370376/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vijay-hazare-trophy-2015-16-901115/gujarat-vs-tamil-nadu-2nd-semi-final-902083/full-scorecard|title=2nd Semi-final, Alur, December 26, 2015, Vijay Hazare Trophy|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120095009/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/vijay-hazare-trophy-2015-16-901115/gujarat-vs-tamil-nadu-2nd-semi-final-902083/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} He was part of the team that reached the final of the tournament in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2019-20-1196776/karnataka-vs-tamil-nadu-final-1205862/full-scorecard|title=Final (N), Surat, December 01, 2019, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120095009/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2019-20-1196776/karnataka-vs-tamil-nadu-final-1205862/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} Ashwin has also played for South zone team.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/photo/r-ashwin-bowls-for-south-zone-389882|title=R Ashwin bowls for South Zone|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120095010/https://www.espncricinfo.com/photo/r-ashwin-bowls-for-south-zone-389882|url-status=live}} Ashwin captained the India A side in the Deodhar Trophy in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-shreyas-iyer-to-lead-deodhar-trophy-squads-1138087|title=Ashwin, Iyer to lead Deodhar Trophy squads|date=27 February 2018|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120095009/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-shreyas-iyer-to-lead-deodhar-trophy-squads-1138087|url-status=live}} Ashwin played for Chemplast in the TNCA first division league until 2018 when he moved to Mylapore RC. He signed on to represent India Cements in 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2020/jun/22/ravichandran-ashwin-set-for-return-to-india-cements-2159691.html|title=Ravichandran Ashwin set for return to India Cements|date=20 June 2020|newspaper=New Indian Express|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120095009/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2020/jun/22/ravichandran-ashwin-set-for-return-to-india-cements-2159691.html|url-status=live}}
=TNPL=
Ashwin was drafted in as the captain of the Dindigul Dragons franchise for the inaugural season of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) T20 tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3273955/ashwin-in-the-thick-of-fiery-altercation|title=Ashwin in the thick of fiery altercation|date=10 September 2016|access-date=1 November 2023|work=Cricket Australia|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118135651/https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3273955/ashwin-in-the-thick-of-fiery-altercation|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2016/engine/records/batting/most_wickets_career.html?id=11901;type=tournament|title=TNPL Most wickets|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 January 2018}} He has represented the same franchise for eight seasons, leading them to the title in the 2024 season and two finals in 2018 and 2019.{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/7862/tamil-nadu-premier-league-2024/matches|title=2024 TNPL final|publisher=Cricbuzz|access-date=1 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/20500/ddd-vs-madurai-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2018|title=2018 TNPL final|publisher=Cricbuzz|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=23 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723102257/https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scorecard/20500/ddd-vs-madurai-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/22948/csg-vs-dgd-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2019|title=2019 TNPL final|publisher=Cricbuzz|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816055134/https://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/22948/csg-vs-dgd-final-tamil-nadu-premier-league-2019|url-status=live}}
=County career=
In August 2017, Ashwin made his English county debut with Worcestershire against Gloucestershire, taking three wickets.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/r-ashwin-picks-up-3-wickets-on-english-county-debut-for-worcestershire/story-KFHTUQDvtcdvuqaLQG6TUN.html|title=R Ashwin picks up 3 wickets on English county debut for Worcestershire|date=30 August 2017|access-date=1 May 2023|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118140800/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/r-ashwin-picks-up-3-wickets-on-english-county-debut-for-worcestershire/story-KFHTUQDvtcdvuqaLQG6TUN.html|url-status=live}} He again returned to play for Worcestershire for the 2018 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/230718/india-cricket-team-r-ashwin-worcestershire-county-championship-england.html|title=Team India spinner R Ashwin to rejoin Worcestershire after England Test series|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=23 July 2018|access-date=23 July 2018|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726083457/https://deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/230718/india-cricket-team-r-ashwin-worcestershire-county-championship-england.html|url-status=live}} In 2019, Nottinghamshire signed Ashwin for the second half of the 2019 County Championship season.{{cite web|url=https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/ravi-ashwin.html|title=Players, R Ashwin|work=Trentbridge|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118140802/https://www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/ravi-ashwin.html|url-status=live}} Ashwin made his debut against Essex at Trent Bridge and made significant contributions for the county, claiming 34 wickets and 339 runs in five matches.
=Indian Premier League=
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Ashwin was signed as a domestic player by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/r-ashwins-life-transformation-the-impact-of-a-csk-contract-on-his-career/articleshow/108554551.cms|title=How a CSK contract turned Ashwin's life|date=17 March 2024|access-date=1 April 2024|newspaper=The Times of India|archive-date=29 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329073922/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/r-ashwins-life-transformation-the-impact-of-a-csk-contract-on-his-career/articleshow/108554551.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/BCCI-for-one-year-IPL-contract-for-u-22-and-19-players/article15173194.ece|title=BCCI for one-year IPL contract for u-22 and 19 players|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 February 2008|access-date=24 September 2018|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118134849/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/BCCI-for-one-year-IPL-contract-for-u-22-and-19-players/article15173194.ece|url-status=live}} He made his debut for the Chennai Super Kings during the 2009 season and represented the team for eight consecutive seasons till 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/teams/punjab-kings/squad-details/8|title=Player overview:Ravichandran Ashwin|access-date=1 November 2023|publisher=IPL|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118133345/https://www.iplt20.com/teams/punjab-kings/squad-details/8|url-status=live}} His break through season came in 2010 when he took 13 wickets to help Chennai win their first IPL title and qualify for Champions League Twenty20.{{cite web|title=Raina, Dhoni star in Chennai triumph|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-10-418064/mumbai-indians-vs-chennai-super-kings-final-419165/match-report|access-date=4 June 2013|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226065304/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-10-418064/mumbai-indians-vs-chennai-super-kings-final-419165/match-report|url-status=live }} Chennai won the Champions league title in 2010 with Ashwin being named player of the series.{{cite web|title=Warriors v Chennai: Dominant Chennai seal title|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/champions-league-twenty20-2010-11-456281/warriors-vs-chennai-super-kings-final-465141/match-report|access-date=21 April 2012|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=13 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093451/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/champions-league-twenty20-2010-11-456281/warriors-vs-chennai-super-kings-final-465141/match-report|url-status=live}} Ashwin was the fourth highest wicket taker with 20 wickets in the 2011 Indian Premier League season, helping Chennai win a second consecutive title.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2011-5969|title=Most wickets, IPL 2011|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 May 2023|archive-date=26 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226110447/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2011-5969|url-status=live}} Ashwin won his second Champions League Twenty20 title in 2014 with CSK.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/champions-league-twenty20-2014-15-763543|title=2014 Champions League Twenty20|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209080159/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/champions-league-twenty20-2014-15-763543|url-status=live}} Ashwin took 90 wickets from 97 matches in the IPL across eight seasons for the Super Kings.
Following the two-year suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, two new franchises Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions were established for the 2016 Indian Premier League season. Supergiants picked Ashwin as one of their five draft picks on 15 December 2015 for {{INRConvert|75|m}}.{{cite news|last=Amol|title=Pune picks Dhoni, Rajkot recruits Raina|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ipl/ipl-2016-pune-picks-dhoni-ashwin-rajkot-recuits-raina-jadeja/article7993173.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 January 2016|access-date=5 January 2016|archive-date=23 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123162718/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ipl/ipl-2016-pune-picks-dhoni-ashwin-rajkot-recuits-raina-jadeja/article7993173.ece|url-status=live}} He took ten wickets in the 2016 season before being ruled out of 2017 season due to an injury.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ipl-2017/ravichandran-ashwin-set-to-be-ruled-out-of-ipl-2017-due-to-injury-reports/story-4WRyUsZ5DqXsSbebEcntwO.html|title=Ravichandran Ashwin to miss IPL 2017 due to sports hernia injury|newspaper=The Hindustan Times|date=31 March 2017|access-date=9 July 2023|archive-date=9 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709090748/https://www.hindustantimes.com/ipl-2017/ravichandran-ashwin-set-to-be-ruled-out-of-ipl-2017-due-to-injury-reports/story-4WRyUsZ5DqXsSbebEcntwO.html|url-status=live}} In the 2018 player auction, Ashwin was picked up by Punjab Kings for {{INRconvert|75|m}}.{{cite news|title=IPL Auction 2018: Complete list of all players sold and unsold|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl-2018/ipl-auction-2018-complete-sold-unsold-player-list-live-price-squad-5040823/|access-date=12 February 2018|date=12 February 2018|newspaper=The Indian Express|archive-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212023817/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl-2018/ipl-auction-2018-complete-sold-unsold-player-list-live-price-squad-5040823/|url-status=live}} He was appointed as captain of Punjab for the 2018 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2020-r-ashwin-reveals-why-he-left-kings-xi-punjab-for-delhi-capitals/595976|title=IPL 2020: R Ashwin reveals why he left Kings XI Punjab for Delhi Capitals|date=23 May 2020|access-date=1 November 2023|work=Times Now|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603055952/https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2020-r-ashwin-reveals-why-he-left-kings-xi-punjab-for-delhi-capitals/595976|url-status=live}} In March 2019, in a match against Rajasthan Royals, Ashwin ran out a batter "backing up" (Jos Buttler), reigniting a debate around the mode of dismissal.{{cite news|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=25 March 2019|title=Drama in Jaipur as Jos Buttler mankaded by R Ashwin|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/drama-in-jaipur-as-jos-buttler-mankaded-by-r-ashwin-1178961|access-date=28 March 2019|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513011420/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/drama-in-jaipur-as-jos-buttler-mankaded-by-r-ashwin-1178961|url-status=live}} This ultimately led to a rule change by MCC that the Law on running out the non-striker would be moved into Law 38 (Run Out) rather than Law 41 (Unfair Play).{{cite news|title=MCC announces new Code of Laws from 1 October 2022|url=https://www.lords.org/lords/news-stories/mcc-announces-new-code-of-laws-from-1-october-2022|access-date=10 March 2022|date=10 March 2022|work=Lords|archive-date=9 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309185222/https://www.lords.org/lords/news-stories/mcc-announces-new-code-of-laws-from-1-october-2022|url-status=live}}
Ahead of the 2020 season, Ashwin was traded to Delhi Capitals.{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28028554/kings-xi-punjab-trade-r-ashwin-delhi-capitals|title=Kings XI Punjab trade R Ashwin to Delhi Capitals|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=7 November 2019|access-date=8 November 2019|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108005607/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28028554/kings-xi-punjab-trade-r-ashwin-delhi-capitals|url-status=live}} He took 13 wickets in the season and was the fourth highest-wicket taker in the team.{{cite news|title=R Ashwin traded to Delhi Capitals from Kings XI Punjab|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/196794/r-ashwin-traded-to-delhi-capitals-from-kings-xi-punjab#:~:text=Ace%20off-spinner%20R%20Ashwin,trade%20by%20Kings%20XI%20Punjab.|date=8 November 2019|work=Indian Premier League|access-date=18 November 2023|archive-date=24 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224184256/https://www.iplt20.com/news/196794/r-ashwin-traded-to-delhi-capitals-from-kings-xi-punjab#:~:text=Ace%20off-spinner%20R%20Ashwin,trade%20by%20Kings%20XI%20Punjab.|url-status=live}} Delhi retained him for the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-squad-1252198/series-squads|title=Delhi Capitals Squad|access-date=12 February 2021|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=26 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126094127/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-squad-1252198/series-squads|url-status=live}} In the 2022 IPL Auction, Ashwin was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for {{INRconvert|50|m}}.{{cite news|last1=Muthu|first1=Deivarayan|last2=Somani|first2=Saurabh|title=Live blog: The IPL 2022 auction|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/live-blog/live-blog-ipl-2022-auction-1300707|access-date=12 February 2022|date=12 February 2022|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212045900/https://www.espncricinfo.com/live-blog/live-blog-ipl-2022-auction-1300707|url-status=live}} During the group stage match against Lucknow Super Giants in the 2022 season, he tactically retired out in the 19th over, becoming the first cricketer in IPL to do so.{{cite news|date=11 April 2022|title=Retired out: Ashwin, RR think out of the box|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ashwin-retires-out-rr-thinks-out-of-the-box-tops-the-table-7863038/|access-date=11 April 2022|newspaper=The Indian Express|archive-date=11 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411040349/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ashwin-retires-out-rr-thinks-out-of-the-box-tops-the-table-7863038/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Chakraborty|first=Amlan|date=11 April 2022|title=Ashwin's 'retired out' tactic may catch on|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ashwins-retired-out-tactic-may-catch-2022-04-11/|access-date=11 April 2022|archive-date=11 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411061531/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ashwins-retired-out-tactic-may-catch-2022-04-11/|url-status=live}} He took 12 wickets and scored 191 runs to take Rajasthan to the finals of the 2022 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2022-1298423/gujarat-titans-vs-rajasthan-royals-final-1312200/full-scorecard|title=Final (N), Ahmedabad, May 29, 2022, Indian Premier League|access-date=12 February 2024|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221025135/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2022-1298423/gujarat-titans-vs-rajasthan-royals-final-1312200/full-scorecard|url-status=live}} In April 2022, Ashwin became only the second off-spinner after Harbhajan Singh to take 150 wickets in IPL and is the joint-fifth highest-wicket taker in the league alongside Sunil Narine with 180 wickets.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-117|title=Most wickets in IPL|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603055933/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-117|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=26 April 2022|title=RCB vs RR: R Ashwin becomes 2nd off-spinner to take 150 wickets in Indian Premier League|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2022/story/rcb-vs-rr-r-ashwin-becomes-2nd-off-spinner-to-take-150-wickets-in-indian-premier-league-1942174-2022-04-26|access-date=27 April 2022|work=India Today|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426232705/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/ipl-2022/story/rcb-vs-rr-r-ashwin-becomes-2nd-off-spinner-to-take-150-wickets-in-indian-premier-league-1942174-2022-04-26|url-status=live}} In the 2025 player auction, Ashwin was picked up by the Chennai Super Kings for {{INRconvert|97.5|m}}.{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ashwin-signed-sold-chennai-super-kings-csk-ipl-mega-auction-bid-update-news/article68905455.ece|title=Ravichandran Ashwin signed by CSK for Rs 9.75 crore in IPL 2025 auction|work=Sportstar|date=25 November 2024|access-date=25 November 2024}}
Bowling style
Ashwin is widely regarded as one of the most prolific off spinners of all time.{{cite web|title='Ashwin is the best off-spinner in the world' – Graeme Swann|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/835438|work=International Cricket Council|access-date=7 August 2020|date=28 August 2018|quote=Former England off-spinner Graeme Swann has rated India's Ravichandran Ashwin as the best Test spinner in the world while picking Afghanistan's Rashid Khan as the best in Twenty20s. "Ashwin is easily the best off-spinner in the world."|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801135046/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/835438|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2021/02/23/ravichandran-ashwin-became-worlds-best-spinner-thanks-method/|title=How Ravichandran Ashwin became world's best spinner thanks to 'method, skill and madness'|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=12 February 2021|access-date=1 December 2023|archive-date=21 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221165829/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2021/02/23/ravichandran-ashwin-became-worlds-best-spinner-thanks-method/|url-status=live}} He produces several variations of the ball and flights the ball, thereby giving it more chance to spin and dip on the batsman.{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/a-ball-of-beauty-how-ashwin-used-drift-flight-turn-and-more-to-fox-chapman-7629721/|title=A ball of beauty: How Ashwin used drift, flight, turn and more to fox Chapman|date=19 April 2021|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=21 November 2023|archive-date=23 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123040820/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/a-ball-of-beauty-how-ashwin-used-drift-flight-turn-and-more-to-fox-chapman-7629721/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://thewire.in/sport/ravichandran-ashwin-league-own|title=Why Ravichandran Ashwin Is One of the Most Effective Bowlers in Cricket Today|date=18 December 2016|work=The Wire|access-date=21 November 2023|archive-date=23 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123042324/https://thewire.in/sport/ravichandran-ashwin-league-own|url-status=live}} In addition to his normal off-breaks, he produces an arm ball and the carrom ball, the latter of which he uses frequently in the shorter formats.{{cite news|url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1068145/chennai-super-king|title=Chennai super king: The man, the bowler, the thinker, the soup drinker. All about Ashwin|date=1 December 2016|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 November 2023|archive-date=23 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123040820/https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1068145/chennai-super-king|url-status=live}} In IPL 2013, he bowled leg-breaks and googly as well.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-the-legspinner-and-steyn-s-spot-632207|title=Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2013, Chennai: R Ashwin the legspinner, and Steyn's spo|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 December 2013|archive-date=14 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814125833/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-the-legspinner-and-steyn-s-spot-632207|url-status=live}} He evolved his carrom ball from the soduku ball, a finger-flicked legbreak used in tennis ball cricket on the streets of Chennai. However, he has stated in an interview that he refrains from bowling the doosra as it requires him to bend and straighten his arm which he finds difficult to do.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PupGJ_eIcYA|title=Ravichandran Ashwin On Innovation|work=YouTube|date=20 February 2012|access-date=23 December 2013|archive-date=5 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105224913/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PupGJ_eIcYA|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-south-africa-1st-test-day-3-ravichandran-ashwin-5-wickets-record-muttiah-muralitharan-1606365-2019-10-04|title=R Ashwin second only to Muttiah Muralitharan on exclusive list after 21st 5-wicket haul at home|work=India Today|access-date=15 October 2019|date=4 October 2019|archive-date=4 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004205737/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-south-africa-1st-test-day-3-ravichandran-ashwin-5-wickets-record-muttiah-muralitharan-1606365-2019-10-04|url-status=live}}
Ashwin's childhood coach Sunil Subramaniam recalls Ashwin's early days at the TNCA Academy:
[...] what struck me was his intelligence. His use of angles, length and width of the crease. Also, guessing what a batsman was likely to do. And the kind of field placing that he is comfortable with. Those are the factors that struck me immediately – that this guy not only loves bowling, he also has a fair idea of what spin actually is. For somebody who started out at 18 or 19, I thought that was a big thing [...] Here is a guy who knew what the ball is supposed to do, where this guy is expected to play and what are the plans to keep that guy in check and put pressure on that guy. He was pretty clear at 18 itself.{{cite web|title=Transcript: Couch Talk with Sunil Subramaniam|url=http://thecricketcouch.com/couch-talk/transcript-couch-talk-with-sunil-subramaniam/|work=The Cricket Couch|access-date=26 November 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208035001/http://thecricketcouch.com/couch-talk/transcript-couch-talk-with-sunil-subramaniam/|url-status=live}}
Records and achievements
- Fastest to reach 250, 300 and 350 wickets in test cricket (in terms of matches){{cite news|title=India v Bangladesh: R Ashwin becomes fastest to 250 Test wickets|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/bangladesh-in-india/india-v-bangladesh-r-ashwin-becomes-fastest-to-250-test-wickets/articleshow/57107038.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=12 February 2017|access-date=12 February 2017|archive-date=13 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213003847/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/bangladesh-in-india/india-v-bangladesh-r-ashwin-becomes-fastest-to-250-test-wickets/articleshow/57107038.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-south-africa-r-ashwin-muttiah-muralitharan-world-record-fastest-350-wickets-1606530-2019-10-06|title=India vs South Africa: R Ashwin equals Muttiah Muralitharan's record for fastest to 350 Test wickets|work=India Today|date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 October 2019|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006052000/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-south-africa-r-ashwin-muttiah-muralitharan-world-record-fastest-350-wickets-1606530-2019-10-06|url-status=live}}
- Fastest Indian to reach 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500 test wickets (in terms of matches){{cite web|title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Fastest to 50. wickets|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/content/records/283528.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 July 2015|archive-date=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919221422/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/content/records/283528.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=25 September 2016|title=Ashwin leaves New Zealand facing uphill task|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nz-tour-of-india-2016-17-1030193/india-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-1030213/match-report-4|access-date=25 September 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220123550/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/nz-tour-of-india-2016-17-1030193/india-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-1030213/match-report-4|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Jayaraman|first=Shiva|date=14 November 2013|title=Ashwin the fastest to 100 Test wickets in over 80 years|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-the-fastest-to-100-test-wickets-in-over-80-years-688575|access-date=2 July 2015|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918211759/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-the-fastest-to-100-test-wickets-in-over-80-years-688575|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/India-vs-New-Zealand-2016-Ravichandran-Ashwin-second-fastest-in-Test-history-to-200-wickets/articleshow/54508837.cms|title=India vs New Zealand 2016: Ravichandran Ashwin second fastest in Test history to 200 wickets|newspaper=The Times of India|date=25 September 2016|access-date=25 September 2016|archive-date=27 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927002406/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/new-zealand-in-india-2016/top-stories/India-vs-New-Zealand-2016-Ravichandran-Ashwin-second-fastest-in-Test-history-to-200-wickets/articleshow/54508837.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283538.html|title=Test cricket bowling records for fastest to 300 wickets|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=29 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129162922/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283538.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18074/game/1122724/India-vs-Sri-Lanka-2nd-Test-sl-in-india-2017-18/|title=2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Nagpur, Nov 24–28 2017|date=24 November 2017|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=26 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126013027/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18074/game/1122724/India-vs-Sri-Lanka-2nd-Test-sl-in-india-2017-18/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Ravichandran Ashwin breaks Dennis Lillee's record of fastest 300 Test wickets|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ravichandran-ashwin-breaks-dennis-lillee-s-record-of-fastest-300-test-wickets/articleshow/61817764.cms|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=27 November 2017|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034939/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ravichandran-ashwin-breaks-dennis-lillee-s-record-of-fastest-300-test-wickets/articleshow/61817764.cms|url-status=live}}
- Only Indian cricketer to score a century and take five wickets in the same Test match on four separate instances{{cite web|title=All-round records|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;qualmin1=5;qualmin2=100;qualval1=wickets;qualval2=runs;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=allround;view=match;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|access-date=27 November 2011|work=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=27 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727164258/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;qualmin1=5;qualmin2=100;qualval1=wickets;qualval2=runs;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=allround;view=match;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|url-status=live}}
- First Indian to take 50 T20I wickets{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/t20-world-cup-2016/story/icc-world-twenty20-ravichandran-ashwin-first-indian-to-take-50-t20i-wickets/1/628938.html|title=Ravichandran Ashwin first Indian to take 50 T20I wickets|work=India Today|date=1 August 2016|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226161806/https://www.indiatoday.in/icc-world-t20-2016/india-centric/story/icc-world-twenty20-ravichandran-ashwin-first-indian-to-take-50-t20i-wickets-315132-2016-03-28|url-status=live}}
- Most Man of the Series awards in tests (11){{cite web|title=Most player-of-the-series awards in tests|work=ESPNcricinfo|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-player-of-the-series-awards-283469|access-date=11 October 2023|archive-date=12 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012152739/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-player-of-the-series-awards-283469|url-status=live}}
- Second most five wicket hauls in tests (37){{cite web|title=Most five wicket hauls in tests|work=ESPNcricinfo|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-five-wickets-in-an-innings-in-a-career-283354|access-date=11 October 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118123439/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-five-wickets-in-an-innings-in-a-career-283354|url-status=live}} and fastest to 25 five wicket hauls{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1085660.html|title=Fastest to take 25 five wicket hauls|date=7 March 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=7 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307142749/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2016-17/content/story/1085660.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ravichandran-ashwin-fastest-to-25-five-wicket-hauls-1357195.html|title=Fastest to take 25 five wicket hauls|date=7 March 2017|work=News18|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408215629/https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ravichandran-ashwin-fastest-to-25-five-wicket-hauls-1357195.html|url-status=live}}
- Second highest wicket taker in tests for India (537){{cite web|title=Most wickets in career in tests|work=ESPNcricinfo|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-wickets-in-career-93276|access-date=11 October 2023|archive-date=11 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011071224/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-wickets-in-career-93276|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Stats – Jadeja continues love affair with Mohali; Ashwin goes past Kapil Dev|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stats-ravindra-jadeja-s-love-affair-with-mohali-1304034|first=S|last=Rajesh|date=6 March 2022|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 March 2022|archive-date=7 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307101359/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/stats-ravindra-jadeja-s-love-affair-with-mohali-1304034|url-status=live}}
- Second Indian to score 500 runs and take 50 wickets in a calendar year (2016){{cite news|title=R Ashwin emulates Kapil Dev's all-round feat|work=ESPNcricinfo|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-emulates-kapil-dev-s-all-round-feat-1069246|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-date=21 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221045138/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/r-ashwin-emulates-kapil-dev-s-all-round-feat-1069246|url-status=live}}
- Highest wicket-taker in a single season (82){{cite web|title=India vs Australia 2017: R Ashwin breaks Kapil Dev's record of most wickets in home|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-australia-2017-r-ashwin-breaks-kapil-devs-record-of-most-wickets-in-home-season-4541374/|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=24 February 2017|date=24 February 2017|archive-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224213241/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-australia-2017-r-ashwin-breaks-kapil-devs-record-of-most-wickets-in-home-season-4541374/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=wickets;template=results;type=bowling;view=season|title=Most test wickets in a home test season|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118202623/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=wickets;template=results;type=bowling;view=season|url-status=live}}
- Most dismissals of left-handers in tests{{cite news|first=Ravichandran|last=Ashwin|date=17 February 2021|title=Ravichandran Ashwin Becomes First-ever Bowler To Dismiss Left-handers 200 Times In Test Cricket|work=Outlook|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-ravichandran-ashwin-becomes-first-ever-bowler-to-dismiss-left-handers-200-times-in-test-cricket/374262|access-date=17 February 2021|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603055832/https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/sports-news-ravichandran-ashwin-becomes-first-ever-bowler-to-dismiss-left-handers-200-times-in-test-cricket-news-374262|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=India vs Australia: R Ashwin surpasses Muttiah Muralitharan to claim unique Test record at MCG|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/r-ashwin-left-handers-wickets-muttiah-muralitharan-record-australia-vs-india-boxing-day-test-1754047-2020-12-29|first=Saurabh|last=Kumar|date=29 December 2020|access-date=29 December 2020|work=India Today|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229025707/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/r-ashwin-left-handers-wickets-muttiah-muralitharan-record-australia-vs-india-boxing-day-test-1754047-2020-12-29|url-status=live}}
- Second Indian bowler to take 300 Test wickets at home{{cite news|title=India vs New Zealand: R Ashwin becomes 2nd fastest bowler to take 300 Test wickets at home|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-new-zealand-r-ashwin-becomes-2nd-fastest-bowler-to-take-300-test-wickets-at-home-1884568-2021-12-06|date=6 December 2021|access-date=6 June 2022|work=India Today|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206155526/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-vs-new-zealand-r-ashwin-becomes-2nd-fastest-bowler-to-take-300-test-wickets-at-home-1884568-2021-12-06|url-status=live}}
- Second Indian to take 750 international wickets and third Indian to take 700 international wickets{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-wickets-in-career-283980|title=Most international wickets|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 September 2024}}{{cite news|date=3 July 2023|title=Ravichandran Ashwin becomes third Indian to claim 700 international wickets|newspaper=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/ravichandran-ashwin-becomes-third-indian-to-claim-700-international-wickets/articleshow/101714788.cms?from=mdr|access-date=13 July 2023|issn=0971-8257|archive-date=13 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713095742/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-west-indies/ravichandran-ashwin-becomes-third-indian-to-claim-700-international-wickets/articleshow/101714788.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live}}
- One of the three all rounders to achieve the double of 3000 runs and 500 wickets in tests{{cite news|title=R Ashwin 3rd after Shane Warne, Stuart Broad to rare double after landmark 500 Test wickets|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ind-vs-eng-r-ashwin-shane-warne-stuart-broad-rare-double-after-landmark-500-test-wickets-2503089-2024-02-16|date=16 February 2024|access-date=16 February 2024|work=India Today|archive-date=17 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217033937/https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ind-vs-eng-r-ashwin-shane-warne-stuart-broad-rare-double-after-landmark-500-test-wickets-2503089-2024-02-16|url-status=live}}
- Most wickets in India (383){{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-eng-2024-stats-r-ashwin-goes-past-anil-kumble-for-most-test-wickets-in-india-1422585|title=R Ashwin goes past Anil Kumble|date=25 February 2024|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=28 February 2024|archive-date=27 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227123732/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-eng-2024-stats-r-ashwin-goes-past-anil-kumble-for-most-test-wickets-in-india-1422585|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/bowler-with-most-wickets-in-India&tournament=menstest|title=Most Wickets in India in Tests|date=25 February 2024|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 September 2024}}
- Second highest ever rating points by an Indian bowler ever in Tests in the ICC rankings (904){{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/bowling/mens/test|title=Test bowling rankings Men|work=International Cricket Council|access-date=1 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.relianceiccrankings.com/alltime/test/bowling/|title=All time test bowling rankings Men|work=International Cricket Council|access-date=1 December 2023}}
Honours
=India=
- Asia Cup: 2010,{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2010-424694|title=Asia cup 2010|access-date=16 June 2022|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=5 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005093850/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2010-424694|url-status=live}} 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2015-16-966595/bangladesh-vs-india-final-966765/full-scorecard|title=Final, Asia cup 2016|access-date=16 June 2022|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=21 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821054325/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asia-cup-2015-16-966595/bangladesh-vs-india-final-966765/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}
- Cricket World Cup: 2011{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2010-11-381449|title=2011 Cricket World Cup|access-date=16 June 2023|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004095352/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2010-11-381449|url-status=live}}
- ICC Champions Trophy: 2013{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2013-566910|title=2013 ICC Champions Trophy|access-date=16 June 2023|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=7 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907065225/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-champions-trophy-2013-566910|url-status=live}}
=Chennai Super Kings=
- Indian Premier League: 2010,{{cite web|title=Chennai Super Kings Squad – Indian Premier League, 2010 Squad|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-10-418064/chennai-super-kings-squad-448325/series-squads|access-date=16 June 2023|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033906/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2009-10-418064/chennai-super-kings-squad-448325/series-squads|url-status=live}} 2011{{cite web|title=Chennai Super Kings Squad – Indian Premier League, 2011 Squad|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/chennai-super-kings-squad-495836/series-squads|access-date=16 June 2023|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033906/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2011-466304/chennai-super-kings-squad-495836/series-squads|url-status=live}}
- Champions League: 2010, 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/champions-league-twenty20-2010-11-456281/warriors-vs-chennai-super-kings-final-465141/full-scorecard|title=Final (D/N), Johannesburg, September 26, 2010, Champions League Twenty20|access-date=16 June 2022|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523031211/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/champions-league-twenty20-2010-11-456281/warriors-vs-chennai-super-kings-final-465141/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=CSK vs KKR Cricket Scorecard, Final at Bengaluru, October 04, 2014|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/champions-league-twenty20-2014-15-763543/chennai-super-kings-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-final-763633/full-scorecard|access-date=2 June 2024|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|archive-date=2 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402124824/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/champions-league-twenty20-2014-15-763543/chennai-super-kings-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-final-763633/full-scorecard|url-status=live}}
=Individual=
- Polly Umrigar Award: 2012-13{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/poly-umrigar-award-for-ashwin/article5503936.ece|title=Poly Umrigar award for Ashwin|date=26 December 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=11 May 2020|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162857/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/poly-umrigar-award-for-ashwin/article5503936.ece|url-status=live}}
- Arjuna award: 2015{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-offspinner-ravichandran-ashwin-presented-with-arjuna-award/article7486101.ece|title=Ashwin presented with Arjuna Award|date=15 July 2015|access-date=1 November 2023|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=18 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118114425/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/india-offspinner-ravichandran-ashwin-presented-with-arjuna-award/article7486101.ece|url-status=live}}
- ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year: 2016{{cite news|title=R Ashwin receives Sir Garfield Sobers trophy|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/r-ashwin-receives-sir-garfield-sobers-trophy/article9604594.ece|access-date=29 March 2018|work=Business Line|archive-date=25 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925065530/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/sports/r-ashwin-receives-sir-garfield-sobers-trophy/article9604594.ece|url-status=live}}
- ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year: 2016{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/icc-awards-r-ashwin-wins-cricketer-of-the-year-award/articleshow/56116825.cms|title=ICC Awards: R Ashwin wins Cricketer of the Year award|newspaper=The Times of India|date=23 December 2016|access-date=February 13, 2017|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214045859/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/icc-awards-r-ashwin-wins-cricketer-of-the-year-award/articleshow/56116825.cms|url-status=live}}
- ICC Men's Test Team of the Year: 2013,{{cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/178968|title=ICC announces Test and ODI Teams of the Year|work=www.icc-cricket.com|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322061305/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/178968|url-status=live}} 2015,{{cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/182259|title=ICC Test and ODI Teams of the Year 2015 announced|work=www.icc-cricket.com|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-date=15 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715164403/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/182259|url-status=live}} 2016,{{cite press release|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/319236|title=IC Test and ODI Teams of the Year Announced|publisher=International Cricket Council|access-date=1 February 2023|archive-date=28 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028064541/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/319236|url-status=live}} 2017,{{cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/597047|title=ICC Awards: Men's Test and ODI Teams of the Year 2017 announced|publisher=International Cricket Council|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-date=18 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118182249/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/597047|url-status=live}} 2021{{cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2451778|title=ICC Men's Test Team of the Year revealed|publisher=International Cricket Council|access-date=20 January 2022|archive-date=29 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529213047/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2451778|url-status=live}}
- CEAT International Cricketer of the Year: 2016–17{{cite web|title=CEAT Awards|url=http://www.ceatcricketrating.com/awards|access-date=20 January 2022|publisher=CEAT|archive-date=17 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217230949/https://www.ceatcricketrating.com/awards|url-status=live}}
- ICC Men's Test Team of the Decade: 2011-20{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1956755|title=The ICC Awards of the Decade winners announced|publisher=International Cricket Council|access-date=28 December 2020|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228100851/https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1956755|url-status=live}}
- ICC Men's Player of the Month: February, 2021{{cite news|title=Ravichandran Ashwin Wins ICC Men's Player Of The Month Award For February|date=16 March 2021|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ravichandran-ashwin-wins-icc-mens-player-of-the-month-award-for-february-2386814|access-date=16 June 2022|work=NDTV|archive-date=11 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211181910/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ravichandran-ashwin-wins-icc-mens-player-of-the-month-award-for-february-2386814|url-status=live}}
- Padma Shri: 2025{{cite news|title=Padma Awards 2025: Sreejesh to get Padma Bhushan; Padma Shri for R Ashwin, Harvinder Singh, IM Vijayan|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/padma-awards-2025-sreejesh-padma-bhushan-padma-shri-ashwin-vijayan-9799174/|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=25 January 2025|access-date=25 January 2025}}
= Others =
In March 2025, the Greater Chennai Corporation approved the renaming of Ramakrishnapuram first street in West Mambalam, where Ashwin resides, as Ravichandran Ashwin street in his honour.{{cite news|title=Ravichandran Ashwin gets this Chennai street named after him |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ravichandran-ashwin-gets-this-chennai-street-named-after-him-all-you-need-to-know/articleshow/119290564.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|date=23 March 2025|access-date=16 April 2025}}
Career statistics
{{further|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin}}
Ashwin has scored more than 4000 runs in international cricket. He has scored six centuries and 14 half-centuries in Tests to go with a single half-century in ODIs.
Ashwin has taken more than 700 wickets in international cricket and more than 500 wickets in Tests, placing him amongst the top ten wicket takers in Tests.{{cite news|date=13 July 2023|title=Constant search for excellence has been incredibly draining: Ashwin after 33rd Test five-wicket haul|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ind-vs-wi-ashwin-comments-33rd-test-five-wicket-haul-wtc-final-drop-700-wickets-india-west-indies/article67074668.ece|access-date=13 July 2023|newspaper=The Hindu|archive-date=13 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713095742/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ind-vs-wi-ashwin-comments-33rd-test-five-wicket-haul-wtc-final-drop-700-wickets-india-west-indies/article67074668.ece|url-status=live}} Ashwin has been more prolific in home conditions, where he has taken more than 350 wickets at an average of under 22.
Ashwin scored a century and taken five wickets in the same Test match on three separate instances. He scored more than 500 runs and took more than 50 wickets in 2016, becoming the second Indian after Kapil Dev to do so. Ashwin has won eleven Man of the Series awards in Tests, the most for any player along with Muttiah Muralitharan.
= Centuries =
Following is the list of the six centuries scored by Ashwin in international cricket.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26421.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|title=Centuries by R Ashwin|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119124146/https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/26421.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;template=results;type=batting;view=innings|url-status=live}}
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! {{abbr|No.|Number}} ! Score ! Against ! Venue ! {{abbr|H/A|Home or Away venue}} ! {{abbr|Date|Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches}} ! {{abbr|Result|The result of the match from India's perspective}} ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref|Reference}} |
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|{{sort|103|103|nolink=y}} |{{cr|WIN}} |8 |2 |Home |{{dts|format=dmy|2011|November|22}} |Won |
| 2
|{{sort|124|124|nolink=y}} |{{cr|WIN}} |8 |2 |Home |{{dts|format=dmy|2013|November|26}} |Won |
| 3
|{{sort|113|113|nolink=y}} |{{cr|WIN}} |6 |1 |Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound |Away |{{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|21}} |Won |
| 4
|{{sort|118|118|nolink=y}} |{{cr|WIN}} |6 |1 |Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet |Away |{{dts|format=dmy|2016|August|9}} |Won |
| 5
|{{sort|106|106|nolink=y}} |{{cr|ENG}} |8 |3 |M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |Home |{{dts|format=dmy|2021|February|13}} |Won |
| 6
|113 |{{cr|BAN}} |8 |1 |M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |Home |{{dts|format=dmy|2024|September|19}} |Won |
= Man of the Series =
Following is the list of the man of the series awards won by Ashwin in international cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/man-of-series-awards-won-by-ashwin%26tournament%3Dallintls|title=Man of the Series awards|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=19 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119135019/https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/man-of-series-awards-won-by-ashwin%26tournament%3Dallintls|url-status=live}}
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! {{abbr|No.|Number}} ! Season ! Against ! {{abbr|H/A|Home or Away venue}} ! Type ! Matches ! Runs ! Wickets ! {{abbr|Result|The result of the match from India's perspective}} |
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|{{cr|WIN}} |Home |Test |3 |121 |22 |Won (2-0) |
| 2
|2012 |{{cr|NZL}} |Home |Test |2 |69 |18 |Won (2-0) |
| 3
|{{cr|AUS}} |Home |Test |4 |20 |29 |Won (4-0) |
| 4
|2015 |{{cr|SRI}} |Away |Test |3 |94 |21 |Won (2-1) |
| 5
|{{cr|SRI}} |Home |T20I |3 |31 |9 |Won (2-1) |
| 6
|{{cr|RSA}} |Home |Test |4 |101 |31 |Won (3-0) |
| 7
|2016 |{{cr|WIN}} |Away |Test |4 |235 |17 |Won (2-0) |
| 8
|{{cr|NZL}} |Home |Test |3 |71 |27 |Won (3-0) |
| 9
|{{cr|ENG}} |Home |Test |4 |189 |32 |Won (3-1) |
| 10
|{{cr|NZL}} |Home |Test |2 |70 |14 |Won (1-0) |
| 11
|{{cr|AUS}} |Home |Test |4 |86 |25 |Won (2-1) |
| 12
|{{cr|BAN}} |Home |Test |2 |114 |11 |Won (2-0) |
In popular culture
Ashwin runs his own YouTube channel where he does analysis of cricket matches, interviews and movie reviews.{{cite news|title=R Ashwin's YouTube Channel|url=https://igberetvnews.com/1439090/5-famous-cricketers-massive-youtube-channels/#forward|publisher=Igbere TV|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033919/https://igberetvnews.com/1439090/5-famous-cricketers-massive-youtube-channels/#forward|url-status=live}} Ashwin runs a cricket academy called "Gen-Next Cricket Institute" in Chennai where he mentors young kids.{{cite web|title=Ashwin's cricket academy|url=https://gennextcricket.com/|publisher=Gen Next Cricket|access-date=1 November 2023|archive-date=26 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033913/https://gennextcricket.com/|url-status=usurped}} In 2016, Ashwin appeared in videos circulated by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission to help create electoral awareness by encouraging voters to check whether their names were on the electoral roll.{{cite news|date=26 February 2016|title=EC tweet featuring Ashwin a big hit|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ec-tweet-featuring-ashwin-a-big-hit/article8282832.ece|access-date=1 August 2016|archive-date=22 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222130423/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/ec-tweet-featuring-ashwin-a-big-hit/article8282832.ece|url-status=live}}
In June 2024, Ashwin released his memoir titled I have the streets: A kutti cricket story, which he had co-authored with sports writer Sidharth Monga.{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/columns/lastword-suresh-menon/ravichandran-ashwin-book-review-kutti-story-analysis-indian-cricket-history-news/article68413541.ece|title=Ravichandran Ashwin's I Have the Streets: A kutti cricket story paints the big picture|date=11 July 2024|access-date=11 July 2024|work=Sportstar}}{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/features/books/on-a-delightful-spin-with-ashwin-3112315|title=On a delightful spin with Ashwin|date=21 July 2024|access-date=24 July 2024|newspaper=Deccan Herald}}
See also
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