Ravichandran ashwin test career

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 Cricket World Cup and the Champions Trophy. Ashwin has taken more than wickets in Tests and was the fastest bowler to reach 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 runs and taken 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.

Ravichandran ashwin total century

He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in December and captained the team the following season. He played for the Chennai Super Kings CSK in the Indian Premier League , where his economical bowling led to his maiden international call-up in the limited-overs formats in June He was the leading wicket-taker and player of the tournament of the Champions League Twenty20 , which was won by CSK.

In , 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 , he was awarded the Arjuna award by the Government of India.

On 18 December , Ashwin announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. Bede's School for higher secondary.