In number – Ravichandran Ashwin’s IPL CAREER: Star Spinner is goodbye after 17 years | Cricket news

New Delhi: The former spinner of India Ravichandran Ashwin announced on Wednesday his retirement from the Indian Premier League, bringing the curtains back to one of the most distinguished careers in the history of the tournament.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Ashwin, who appeared in the 2025 season for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after the five champions brought him back for Rs 9.75 crore during the mega sales last year auction in Djeddah, confirmed the decision in an emotional note.

“They say that each end will have a new start. My time as an IPL Cricket ends today, but my time as an explrator of the game around various leagues begins today,” he wrote.The 38-YEAR-ONEAR-ONOST SPINN FIRST BROKE INTO THE IPL IN 2009 With CSK AND WENT ON TO BECOME A KEY Figure in Their Title-Winning Campaign in 2010 and 2011. OVER 16 SEASONS, Ashwin Represh Five Franchises-CSK (2009-2015), Rising Pune Supergiants (2016), Punjab Kings (2018-19), Delhi Capitals (2020-21), Rajasthan Royals (2022-24), before finding CSK in 2025.In all, Ashwin played 221 games, taking 187 counters in a saving of 7.20 with the best figures of 4/34, while contributing to 833 of the races. Although his last season with CSK saw him take seven windows in nine games while the team finished at the bottom of the table, its tactical sense and its adaptability remained widely respected.Ashwin has finished as a fifth highest flag holder in the history of the League, a list at the top of Yuzvendra Chahal with 221 counters in 174 games.Ashwin’s IPL trip is a testimony to longevity, reinvention and consistency – qualities that made him one of the most impactful quieurs in the League.

In number – Ashwin on IPL