Profile
Ravichandran Ashwin followed the path of spin legend Anil Kumble in giving up a flourishing engineering career to pursue his cricketing passion. His early career has seen highs in glimpses but the true litmus test for sustenance is yet to be passed by this southern spinner.
Ashwin enjoyed a brilliant 2006-07 debut season with Tamil Nadu, scalping 31 wickets at an average under 20, but unfortunately missed a major part of the following season with a wrist injury. However, the off-spinner showed his mettle on comeback in 2008; first with the Chennai in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and then with stellar performances for Tamil Nadu with both bat and ball.
After having made it to the ODI team in early 2010, Ashwin wasn’t a part of the playing eleven. But with his exploits in IPL 3, he was awarded another chance and he responded with a quick-fire 38 on debut against Sri Lanka. He also outshone Sri Lankan veteran Muttiah Muralidaran in the 2010 Twenty20 Champions League. After having performed brilliantly against the Kiwis, he was given a surprise entry into the 15-member Indian team for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup which has now been recorded in history books as India's second win on that stage since 1983.
Ashwin’s attacking mentality even when being hit for runs is a refreshing attitude in the age of Twenty20 cricket. This along with his big-hitting lower down the order is also a handy asset. An impressive tally of nine wickets in his debut Test against the West Indies in 2011 saw India seal victory in the first Test. He continued with his wicket taking form and provided vital breakthroughs in the second Test and in the first innings of the third Test as well. Ashwin also brought his batting prowess to fore, striking his maiden Test ton in the final Test. Hence for his all-round contribution, he was chosen the Man of the Match and also the Series.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
16 |
22 |
616 |
5 |
36.23 |
62.79 |
1 |
3 |
103 |
| ODI |
48 |
28 |
331 |
10 |
18.38 |
83.37 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
| T20 |
18 |
5 |
53 |
3 |
26.5 |
120.45 |
0 |
0 |
17* |
| IPL |
66 |
18 |
84 |
5 |
6.46 |
78.50 |
0 |
0 |
11* |
| CLT20 |
14 |
5 |
37 |
3 |
18.5 |
176.19 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
16 |
31 |
5433 |
2625 |
92 |
7/103 |
/ |
28.53 |
2.89 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
| ODI |
48 |
47 |
2599 |
2088 |
66 |
3/24 |
/ |
31.63 |
4.82 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
| T20 |
18 |
18 |
425 |
530 |
14 |
2/16 |
/ |
37.85 |
7.48 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| IPL |
66 |
64 |
1415 |
1493 |
64 |
3/16 |
/ |
23.32 |
6.33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
| CLT20 |
14 |
14 |
326 |
401 |
21 |
4/18 |
/ |
19.09 |
7.38 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| T20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| IPL |
16 |
0 |
3 |
| CLT20 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2011-2013
- ODI:
- 2010-2013
- T20:
- 2010-2012
- IPL:
- 2009-2013
- CLT20:
- 2010-2012
- Test
-
- Debut:
- India Vs West Indies at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Nov 06, 2011
- Last played:
- India Vs Australia at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Mar 22, 2013
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- India Vs Sri Lanka at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) - Jun 05, 2010
- Last played:
- India Vs England at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala - Jan 27, 2013
- T20
-
- Debut:
- India Vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) - Jun 12, 2010
- Last played:
- India Vs Pakistan at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad - Dec 28, 2012
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Chennai Vs Mumbai at Newlands, Cape Town - Apr 18, 2009
- Last played:
- Chennai Vs Mumbai at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - May 21, 2013
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Chennai Vs Central Stags at Kingsmead, Durban - Sep 11, 2010
- Last played:
- Chennai Vs Yorkshire at Kingsmead, Durban - Oct 22, 2012
