Ravichandran Ashwin

India · Left-arm orthodox · 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.

Matches

Runs

Wickets

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

five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

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.

Head-to-head

Vs opponents

Career totals broken down by the teams R Ashwin has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.

England

Matches: 40
Runs: 1,236
Wickets: 150

Australia

Matches: 34
Runs: 690
Wickets: 146

Sri Lanka

Matches: 23
Runs: 511
Wickets: 108

West Indies

Matches: 23
Runs: 777
Wickets: 103

South Africa

Matches: 21
Runs: 422
Wickets: 75

New Zealand

Matches: 18
Runs: 398
Wickets: 91

Mumbai Indians

Matches: 14
Runs: 119
Wickets: 27

Bangladesh

Matches: 12
Runs: 296
Wickets: 48

Grounds played at

Home & away grounds

The venues where R Ashwin has turned out most often.

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Matches: 21
Runs: 478
Wickets: 94

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Matches: 17
Runs: 359
Wickets: 31

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Matches: 17
Runs: 341
Wickets: 61

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Matches: 12
Runs: 168
Wickets: 38

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Matches: 11
Runs: 154
Wickets: 46

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Matches: 10
Runs: 223
Wickets: 37

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Matches: 10
Runs: 151
Wickets: 42

Adelaide Oval

Matches: 8
Runs: 123
Wickets: 22

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