Ravichandran Ashwin retires from worldwide cricket as one in every of world cricket’s finest-ever spinners and arguably India’s biggest ever. With 765 wickets throughout all codecs, and 537 in Exams, the numbers converse for themselves relating to the 38-year-old spinner. From making his debut in 2010, Ashwin’s 15-year profession in worldwide cricket has seen some superlative highs. Here is a take a look at a few of his greatest moments:
Participant of the match award on Take a look at debut
Ashwin made his Take a look at debut towards the West Indies in November 2011, a momentous event in his profession. He claimed 9 wickets within the match (4/67 and 5/156), together with a five-wicket haul in his debut innings which earned him the Participant of the match award.
First 10-wicket haul
In August, 2012, Ashwin claimed his first-ever 10-wicket haul in a Take a look at match towards New Zealand, figures of 12 for 85. *Tops ICC Take a look at rankings Ashwin reached the No. 1 spot within the ICC Take a look at Bowler rankings in 2015.
A part of 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy- profitable Indian workforce
He was a part of the Indian squad within the 2011 ODI World Cup, enjoying within the initials levels however performed a serious position in India’s triumph within the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy particularly within the rain-hit closing.
He was additionally a part of the groups that received the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups for India.
ICC Males’s Cricketer of the 12 months
He received the ICC Males’s Cricketer of the 12 months and ICC Males’s Take a look at Cricketer of the 12 months in 2016. He was additionally named within the ICC Take a look at Workforce of the Decade 2011-20.
Quickest bowler to 250, 300 and 500 Take a look at Wickets
Ashwin turned the quickest cricketer to succeed in 250, 300 and 500 wickets in Take a look at cricket.
Second Indian cricketer to 500 Take a look at Wickets
The off-spinner turned the second Indian bowler after former skipper Anil Kumble to take 500 Take a look at wickets in reaching the milestone in 98 matches in the course of the collection towards England in February 2024.
First in World Take a look at Championships historical past to take 100 wickets
Ashwin was the primary bowler to succeed in 100 wickets within the World Take a look at Championship, reaching the mark in March 2022.
Final wicket
When Ashwin had Mitchell Marsh caught behind within the pink-ball Take a look at earlier within the collection, little did anybody know that it might be his closing scalp in worldwide cricket. Wicket quantity 537 in Exams and 765 in worldwide cricket *IPL Success Ashwin was an important a part of the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) squad that received IPL titles in 2010 and 2011.
Mankading
Ashwin was at one level working one thing of a one-man marketing campaign to legitimise ‘Mankading’ — a type of dismissal the place the bowler runs out the non-striker in the event that they go away their crease earlier than the ball is bowled. It was coined after Vinoo Mankad, who had run Aussie Invoice Brown out in related style in the course of the 1947-48 collection.
In 2022, ICC lastly termed the dismissal “run out” and and eradicating ‘unfair play’ in its rule guide.
You Tube Channel and ‘Kutti Tales
Outdoors the 9 yards, Ashwin, often called some of the astute cricketing minds, launched his YouTube channel Kutty Tales (brief tales), the place he analyzed numerous cricketing subjects and engaged in candid, conversational interactions with friends, together with each previous and current gamers.
(With PTI inputs)
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