R Ashwin turns 39 (Photo-PTI)
The praise of 17 September is very special for Ravichandran Ashwin. That is because he was born in 1986 on this day. Ashwin is 39 years old and fans from all over the world are wishing him on this special occasion. Ashwin has achieved many big places in his career. He won the World Cup in 2011. He was part of the Champions Trophy winning team in 2013. He also won IPL, Champions League. He took 537 wickets in Test cricket and he has 765 wickets in international cricket. He took five wickets in the innings 37 times in the Test and along with this he also scored 6 centuries in Test cricket. These are the figures of Ashwin that it is very difficult to achieve but let us tell you that very few fans know from their figures.
R Ashwin is also an engineer
Ashwin Although he is a great cricketer but he is also an engineer. Ashwin also has an engineering degree. Ashwin also got a job in a multinational company but during that time he got the contract of IPL and he thought it better to join Chennai Super Kings.
Ashwin was medium pacer
When Ashwin started his career, he was a medium pace bowler. In school cricket, he used to do medium pace but after seeing the success of Harbhajan Singh, he started off -spin in Tamil Nadu Cricket Circuit and then his bowling reached a different level.
Kidnap was done by Ashwin
Ashwin was kidnapped by some people in childhood. Actually, Ashwin also used to play cricket with tennis ball and his bowling-bows often overshadowed the opponents. Before the final match of a local tournament, some boys came to pick him on a bike and Ashwin also went with him. Later he stopped Ashwin to give tea at a shop and did not allow him to participate in the final match. This story was told by Ashwin in an interview.
Marriage to childhood friend
Ashwin was married to Preity Narayan, who was a school friend. Ashwin liked Preity since childhood, she was also in her college but she never spoke about her heart. But when the time came, Ashwin expressed his love and today both these are parents of two lovely girls.
Street is named after Ashwin
Ashwin also has a street in Chennai. In March 2025, in his honor, Greater Chennai Corporates named a street of West Mamalam as Ravichandran Ashwin Street.