Ravichandran Ashwin IPL: Right -handed Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will no longer be seen playing in the IPL. He was playing for CSK last season. He has taken a total of 187 wickets in his career. Apart from this, 883 runs have also been scored.
Sports Desk: Former Team India veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also announced his retirement from IPL. He informed his fans through a tweet on Wednesday. He was seen playing for Chennai Super Kings last season. However, the work for which he is known was not seen by him in IPL 2025. The CSK franchise included him in the team by paying a large amount of Rs 9 crore 75 lakh in the mega auction.
Why did Ashwin suddenly retire from IPL?
The release of Ravichandran Ashwin from Chennai Super Kings was going on for a long time. The right -handed spin bowler also sought clarification from the franchise about this matter. From there, it was guessed that nothing is going well between him and the team. Now he has surprised everyone by talking about retiring from IPL. His IPL career started with CSK and has also ended with this team.
Ashwin tweeted on his official X account and wrote,
Today is a very special day and hence made a special start. It is said that every end brings a new beginning. My time is ending today as an IPL cricketer, but my journey of new experiences of sports is starting in different leagues around the world. I want to speak thank you to all franchisees who gave me great memories and relationships. Most importantly I thank the Indian Premier League and BCCI, who gave me so much so far. I am eager to have a full experience of upcoming future and best to use it.
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Ashwin could not do anything amazing for CSK
Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was associated with Chennai Super Kings from 2009 to 2015. During this time, he got a chance to play only 9 matches, taking 7 wickets. Ashwin’s performance for CSK in IPL 2025 was not special and took a total of 7 wickets in 9 matches. Overall, he took 14 wickets in 18 matches for CSK.
How was Ravichandran Ashwin’s entire IPL career?
Looking at Ravichandran Ashwin’s entire IPL career, he has taken 187 wickets in 217 innings of 220 matches. During this time his best performance was 4 wickets for 34 runs. His economy rate has been 7.20 throughout the career. At the same time, he scored 883 runs in 98 innings of the same number of matches with the bat. During this time his highest personal score was 50.