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{{Indian name|Ashwin|Ravichandran}} |
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'''Ravichandran Ashwin''' {{audio|Ravichandran Ashwin.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 17 September 1986) is an ]n international cricketer who is currently ranked as the number two Test all-rounder in the World.<ref>{{cite web|author= Cinderella Man Mar 8, 2014 |url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/vernon-philander-ravichandran-ashwin-no-1-test-all-rounder |title=Vernon Philander replaces Ravichandran Ashwin as No. 1 Test all-rounder - Sportskeeda |publisher=Sportskeeda.com }}</ref> He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He plays for ] in domestic cricket and the ] in ]. He is the fastest Indian bowler to take 50 wickets & 100 wickets in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/india/content/records/283528.html |title=Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Fastest to 50 wickets |publisher=Stats.espncricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=2013-03-30}}</ref> |
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He is the only bowler of recent times apart from ] of ] to bowl the ].<ref name="Ashwin Profile">{{cite web|title=Ashwin Profile|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26421.html|publisher=ESPN Cricinfo|accessdate=7 April 2011}}</ref> His bowling has a lot of variation. He has been India's highest wicket taker since his debut with 186 wickets in all forms of the game. |
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He is a very handy lower-order batsman as well. He possesses a compact and correct batting technique and good temperament which has seen him score two centuries and three half-centuries in his Test career so far. Ravichandran Ashwin is managed by Gaames Unlimited.<ref>http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/professional-companies-should-manage-cricketers-041823900.html</ref><ref>http://www.gaamesunlimited.com</ref> |
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==Early years and personal life== |
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Ashwin is born in an ] ] family.<ref name="midday"/> He lives in West Mambalam, Chennai.<ref name="midday">{{cite web|last=Mohan |first=Sai |url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2011/apr/280411-R-Ashwin-Parents-Chennai.htm |title=(28 April 2011) – Interview with R.Ashwin's parents |publisher=Mid-Day |date=2011-04-28 |accessdate=2013-03-30}}</ref> He did his schooling from ] and ]. He attended ] and graduated with a ] in Information Technology. |
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On 13 November 2011, Ashwin married his childhood friend Prithi Narayanan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/sports/ravichandran-ashwin-to-marry-sunday-news-cricket-lljokhabfjc.html |title=Ravichandran Ashwin to marry Sunday |publisher=Sify.com |date=2011-11-09 |accessdate=2013-03-30}}</ref> Ashwin’s father Ravichandran played competitive cricket in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ashwins-offbeat-story-failed-opening-bats/606474/ |title=Ashwin’s off-beat story: Failed opening batsman to India’s spin hope |publisher=Indian Express |date=2010-04-15 |accessdate=2012-12-14}}</ref> |
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==Domestic career== |
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Ashwin is an all-rounder for Tamil Nadu and has taken 6/64 against Vidarbha in first-class cricket. He made his debut against Andhra Pradesh in Twenty20 cricket.He plays first-class cricket for Tamil Nadu and has played in the ] for South Zone. He was nicknamed "Dada" during his U-19 days while touring ]. |
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He played for ] in the Indian Cricket League. He became the highest wicket taker of the 2010 ] tournament for ] in the tournament with 13 wickets and was adjudged as the player of the tournament and also got the Golden Wicket. |
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==International career== |
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He made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in June 2010. He scored 38 runs in a losing game. |
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Later, in that month he was selected in the ICC ] 2011 squad to represent India along with the spinners ] and ]. He played 2 matches for India in that series. He made his World Cup debut in March 2011 against the ] with bowling figures of 10-0-41-2. He played his second world cup match against ] in the second quarter final at ] with figures of 10-1-52-2. |
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In November 2011, he made his Test debut earning his test cap from ] along with ] against ], with figures of 27–4–81–3 in the 1st innings and 21.3–5–47–6 in the 2nd innings. |
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Ashwin was awarded the Man of the Series for his performances with both ball and bat. In the third Test, he scored his maiden international century, helping India to a draw. |
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Ashwin was given the ] award for becoming the Man of the Series in his debut Test series and a cheque for 5 lakh. |
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Ashwin subsequently toured Australia for India's four-Test series in 2011/12. He played in three of the Tests being left out of the side for the third Test on the pace-friendly ] taking nine wickets at an average of 62.77. |
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Ashwin took 18 wickets at average of 13.11 in two test matches against ] and become Man of the Series. |
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In 1st Test, his match figures of 12/85 at ] was the best by an Indian spinner against NZ bettering S. ]'s 47 year old record set on 19 March 1965 with match figures of 12/152 at ]. |
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Ashwin's figures of 12/85 is the second best performance against ] in a test match behind West Indies ]'s performance in Wellington in February 1995. Ashwin's best bowling figures are 7/103 runs at ]. |
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In 2nd Test, in Second innings he took 5 wickets for 69 runs. |
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Ashwin's superb bowling show brought him in the league of top 20 in ICC's Test Rankings. He achieved his career best test ranking of 18 after the series against New Zealand and 9th in the all-rounder rankings. |
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In the England tour of India in 2012, he took 3/80 in the 1st innings in the 1st test at ] to help his side win. Ashwin became the fastest Indian to record 50 wickets in Test matches as he overhauled the milestone in his ninth game. |
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He achieved it when he dismissed the England opener ] in November 2012, the second day of the first Test at ]. The previous record holder was the legendary ] who had reached the milestone in his tenth Test. |
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In the 2nd test at Wankhede Stadium, he scored 68 in the 1st innings and took 2/145 in the 1st innings opening the bowling however his side lost the test by 10 wickets. |
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In the 3rd test at Eden Gardens, he scored 21 and 91 not out and took 3/183 and 2/31 but his efforts were not enough as the visitors needed just 41 to win in the 2nd innings, and they won easily by 7 wickets. |
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In December 2012, Ashwin completed 500 runs in his 11th Test cricket match when batting against England scoring 91 not out. |
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With this he shares the record of becoming the fastest player along with Australia’s ] and England’s ], who also took 11 Tests to reach the mark of completing the all-round double of 500 runs and 50 wickets. |
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Incidentally the quickest Indian to reach 500 runs and 50 wickets before Ashwin was ], who did so in his 14th Test, followed by ] in 15 tests and ] in 16. |
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Ashwin played his first home test in this tour in Chennai. In the ] Test, in the first innings, he recorded his career best of 7/103. In the second innings, he ended with 5/95 and ended the match with figures of 12/198. |
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In the second innings of the second test in ], he registered yet another five wicket haul with figure 5/63. In the final test at ], he scalped his fourth five-wicket haul of the series. |
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He finished the series with a tally of 29 wickets. He also won the Man of the Series award for his excellent bowling. Ashwin has become the 3rd Indian off-spinner to take 25-plus wickets in a series after ]’s 32 & ]’s 26. |
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Ashwin has surpassed former India captain ] as the leading wicket-taker for India in a four-Test series. Ashwin claimed his 28th wicket of ] in 2012/13 at the ] in ]. |
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The previous record of 27 had been achieved by Kumble against Australia too, during the 2004/05 edition of the ]. |
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In 2013, Ashwin continued his good all-round form against West Indies in this Test. He has now hit a hundred and taken five wickets for the match against them in consecutive Tests. |
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He had hit a hundred and taken nine wickets the last time India played against West Indies at ] in 2011. Only four other India players have hit a hundred and taken five or more wickets for the match. Ashwin's the only one to do it twice. |
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The 280-run partnership between ] and Ashwin was India's highest in Tests for the seventh wicket, beating the unbeaten 259-run partnership between ] and ] against South Africa at the same venue in 2010. This was also the second-highest partnership for India against West Indies for any wicket in Tests. |
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After a poor performance against South Africa in the 1st Test in India's tour of South Africa 2013-14, Ashwin was dropped for the 2nd test and didn't play in any of the tests on the New Zealand tour. He was also not selected for the 1st test against England. |
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==Bowling Style== |
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Ashwin is a tall off-spinner who primarily relies on the bounce of the pitch to get his wickets, much like his predecessors ] and ] But, unlike the other two, he is willing to flight the ball thereby giving it more chance to spin and dip on the batsman. In addition to his stock delivery the ], he has good control over his ] and the ] the latter of which he uses frequently in the shorter formats. In ] he was seen bowling ] and ] as well.<ref>. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2013-12-23.</ref> However, in an interview he has stated that he refrains from bowling the ] as it requires him to bend and straighten his arm which he finds difficult to do.<ref>. YouTube (2012-02-20). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.</ref> |
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==Records== |
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===Test five-wicket hauls=== |
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| '''7/103''' || {{cr|AUS}} || ] || 2013 |
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| '''6/31''' || {{cr|NZL}} || ] || 2012 |
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| '''6/47''' || {{cr|WIN}} || ] || 2011 |
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| '''6/54''' || {{cr|NZL}} || ] || 2012 |
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| '''5/57''' || {{cr|AUS}} || ] || 2013 |
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| '''5/63''' || {{cr|AUS}} || ] || 2013 |
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| '''5/69''' || {{cr|NZL}} || ] || 2011 |
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| '''5/95''' || {{cr|AUS}} || ] || 2013 |
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| '''5/156''' || {{cr|WIN}} || ] || 2011 |
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===Test centuries and half-centuries=== |
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! style="width:50px;"|Runs !! style="width:50px;"|Balls !! style="width:25px;"|4s !! style="width:25px;"|6s !! style="width:100px;"|Against !! style="width:50px;"|Venue !! style="width:40px;"|Year !! style="width:50px;"|Result |
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|'''124'''|| 210 || 11 || 0 || {{cr|WIN}} || ] ||2013|| Win<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2013-14/engine/current/match/676525.html |title=West Indies v India West Indies in India 2013 (1st Test) |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=8 November 2013}}</ref> |
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|'''103'''|| 118 || 15 || 2 || {{cr|WIN}} || ] ||2011|| Drawn<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-west-indies-2011/engine/current/match/535999.html |title=Afganisthan v India Afganisthan in India 2011/12 (3rd Test) |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=24 November 2012}}</ref> |
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|'''91*'''|| 157 || 15 || 0 || {{cr|ENG}} || ] ||2012|| lost |
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|'''68'''|| 114 || 9 || 0 || {{cr|ENG}} || ] ||2012|| lost |
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|'''62'''|| 76 || 9 || 1 || {{cr|AUS}} || ] ||2012|| lost |
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==Achievements== |
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* Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 test wickets as he got to the milestone in his 18th Test match. The previous record holder was legendary Indian spinner Erapalli Prasanna who got there in his 20th test. Ashwin also became the 5th fastest bowler in the world to reach 100 Test wickets after G.Lohmann (Eng in 16 matches), CTB Turner (Aus in 17 matches), S.F.Barnes (Eng in 17 matches) & C.Grimmett (Aus in 17 matches). |
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* Ravichandran Ashwin became the first Indian cricketer to score a century and take five wickets in same test match on 2 separate instances.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-round records|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=start;qualmin1=5;qualmin2=100;qualval1=wickets;qualval2=runs;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=allround;view=match;wicketsmin1=5;wicketsval1=wickets|accessdate=27 November 2011}}</ref> He achieved this feat for the first time in his third Test when he made 103 and took 5/156 in the first innings. Again he repeated the feat in the Kolkata test against West Indies in November 2013 where he took 2/52 in the 1st innings and 3/46 in the 2nd innings and scored 124 in India's 1st innings. Other Indians to have done this feat once are ] in 1952 and ] in 1962. This feat had only been achieved 26 times previously in world cricket, the last occasion being by ] in 2002. |
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* He is also the third Indian cricketer to be awarded the Man of the Match (MoM) on debut. Other Indians to have done this are ], ] and ], ] and ], with ] and ] debuting after Ashwin. Ashwin registered the 2nd best bowling on debut by an Indian bowler with 9/128 performance, behind Hirwani’s 16-wicket world record debut performance. |
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* Ashwin became the fastest Indian to record 50 wickets in Test matches as he overhauled the milestone in his ninth game. He achieved it when he dismissed the England opener ] on 16 November 2012, the second day of the first Test at ]. The previous record holder was the legendary ], who had reached the milestone in his tenth Test. |
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* On 8 December 2012, Ashwin completed 500 runs in his 11th Test cricket match when batting against England scoring 91*. With this he shares the record of becoming the fastest player along with Australia’s ] and England’s ], who also took 11 Tests to reach the mark of completing the all-round double of 500 runs and 50 wickets. Incidentally the quickest Indian to reach 500 runs and 50 wickets before Ashwin was ], who did so in his 14th Test, followed by ] in 15 tests and ] in 16. |
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* Ashwin has surpassed former India captain Anil Kumble as the leading wicket-taker for India in a four-Test series. Ashwin claimed his 28th wicket of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (2012–13) at the Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi. The previous record of 27 had been achieved by Kumble against Australia too, during the 2004–05 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. |
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*Ashwin & Rohit Sharma together put on a record 7th partnership(280 Runs) for India in the first test against West Indies |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist|35em}} |
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==External links== |
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{{commons category}} |
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* at ] |
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* 's profile page on Wisden |
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* {{Twitter|ashwinravi99}} |
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{{India Cricket Team}} |
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{{India Squad 2011 Cricket World Cup}} |
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{{India Squad 2012 ICC World Twenty20}} |
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{{India Squad 2014 ICC World Twenty20}} |
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{{Tamil Nadu cricket squad}} |
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{{Chennai Super Kings Squad}} |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see ]. --> |
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| NAME = Ashwin, Ravichandran |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Cricketer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 17 September 1985 |
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Ashwin in February 2013.