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Ravichandran Ashwin
India · All-Rounder
R Ashwin is one of India's most prominent spin-bowling all-rounders, appearing across Test cricket, ODIs, T20 Internationals and the Indian Premier League. His 489-match career has produced 935 wickets at a bowling average of 26.69, alongside 5,177 runs at 21.57 with the bat. The bulk of his international work has come for India Cricket (178 matches), while at franchise level he has turned out for Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, among others. On recent form, his IPL 2025 season has seen him pick up wickets in four of nine appearances, with his most recent outing on 20 May 2025 yielding 2/41 against Rajasthan Royals.
Runs
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Wickets
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Bat Avg
21.6
Bowl Avg
26.7
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Chennai Super Kings · All-Rounder
Recent form
Ashwin's last ten appearances span nine IPL 2025 matches and one Test against Australia in December 2024, with wickets in four of those nine IPL outings including a 2/41 on 20 May. His side has lost s
Strongest format
Indian Premier League: The IPL is Ashwin's primary competition by matches played, with 217 appearances and 187 wickets to his name. His T20 International numbers show an eve
Career stats overview
105 Test · 114 ODI · 270 T20I appearances, spanning 2009 to present.
Test
105 matches
3,485
Runs scored
532
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged: the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
114 matches
707
Runs scored
153
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect: a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
270 matches
985
Runs scored
250
Wickets taken
Brief but impactful: quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Home record
215
wickets
Average 21.4 on Indian soil: better than any active spinner of the era.
Fourth-innings force
112
wickets
A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.
Lower-order resilience
38.4
batting avg
At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.
Elite opposition
198
wkts in 48 M
Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Consistency
14
five-wicket hauls
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
2
finals played
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
935 career wickets across all formats
Across 489 matches for India, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and others, Ashwin has taken 935 wickets at a bowling average of 26.69. That workload spans Test cricket, ODIs, T20 Internationals and the IPL, making him one of the most consistently employed spin bowlers in the modern game.
Test record: 532 wickets at 24.12
Ashwin's 532 Test wickets from 105 matches, at an average of 24.12 and an economy of 2.84, represent the core of his legacy. His batting in the longest format adds genuine value too: 3,485 runs at an average of 26.01 across those same 105 Tests.
Chepauk his most productive venue
In 21 matches at Chepauk, Ashwin has taken 94 wickets and averaged 31.87 with the bat. The ground's spin-friendly surface plays directly to his strengths, and his economy of 4.17 there reflects how hard he is to score off when conditions assist him.
150 wickets against England at 3.39 economy
Against England across 40 matches, Ashwin has taken 150 wickets while conceding at just 3.39 runs per over. That economy figure is his best against any major Test-playing nation, and he averages 30.15 with the bat against them as well.
IPL 2025: bowling returns mixed, still picking wickets
Through his first nine IPL 2025 appearances, Ashwin has taken wickets in four of them, including 2/41 against Rajasthan Royals on 20 May 2025. His side has struggled for wins, but he has continued to contribute overs in most matches.
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
R Ashwin's profile
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.
Photo credits (1)
- Ravichandran Ashwin — photo by Dee03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source