Ravichandran Ashwin or R Ashwin is an Indian cricketer who plays international matches. He is an all-rounder (both bats and bowls) and also plays domestic games representing Tamil Nadu (his birthplace). He has also played 1st class cricket and managed his IPL team Kings XI Punjab in 2018 Ashwin won the ICC Cricketer of the Year award in 2016 becoming the third Indian to win such an award.

Born name

Ravichandran Ashwin

nickname

Ravi, Ash

Sun sign

Virgo

Place of birth

Madras, Tamil Nadu, India

Residence

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

nationality

training

Ravichandran Ashwin went to the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan . He has also studied at St Bedes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School .

After completing his schooling, he was enrolled at the SSN College of Engineering . He graduated from college with a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology. He has also earned an MBA degree.

occupation

Professional cricketer

family

• Father – Ravichandran Ashwin (He used to play cricket as a fast bowler in club)
• Mutter – Chitra Ashwin
• Siblings – Unknowns

Manager

Gaames

Bowling Style

Rest on the right arm

hitting style

right-handed

Rolle

Bowling-Allrounder

Shirt Number

99 (in one-day internationals)

Build

Slim

Height

6ft or 183cm

weight

75 kg from 165 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Ravichandran Ashwin dated –

• Prithi Narayanan (2011-Present) – Ashwin married Prithi Narayanan in November 2011. They had been friends since childhood. In July 2015, she gave birth to her first daughter, Akhira. Akhira was succeeded by her younger sister Aadhya in December 2016.

race/ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

He has Tamil ancestry.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• high altitude
• Squints easily

brand promotion

Ravichandran Ashwin has appeared in a commercial for

• Equitas Small Finance Bank
• Aristocrat (popular luggage brand) alongside his national teammate Rohit Sharma
• Moov
• Specsmakers
• Manna Health Mix
• Ram Raj
• Castrol

Religion

His religious views are not public knowledge.

Known for

Being one of the most successful weirdos of his generation. He has the ability to throw different variations of the off-spin, including carrom ball and arm ball. He also started bowling regularly towards the end of 2017. In the 2018 IPL, he played almost half of his deliveries as a leg spinner.

First cricket match

In June 2010 he made his ODI debut in a match against Sri Lanka in Harare. He managed to snatch 2 wickets in the match.

In November 2011 he made his Test debut for the Indian team against West Indies in Delhi. He managed to get 9 wickets in the match with 6 wickets in the second match.

On June 12, 2010, Ashwin made his T20I debut in a match against Zimbabwe in Harare. He took 1 wicket in 4 overs and helped his playing side earn a win.

first movie

To date, he has not appeared in any movies.

First TV show

Ravichandran Ashwin has not appeared on any television shows.

Personal trainer

Ravi Ashwin goes to the gym regularly to improve his fitness. For his conditioning workouts, he relies mostly on the big lifts like clean and snap barbell exercise and squats.

Ravichandran Ashwin favorite things

• Essen – Paneer Capsicum
• Cricket Captain – Sourav Ganguly

Ravichandran Ashwin Facts

1. Ravi Ashwin wanted to be a fast bowler like his father, but his mother advised him to play spin bowling because she wasn’t confident in his bowling performance.
2. He has played as the opening batsman in the junior age groups. He was even selected as the opener for India U17 side, but was later dropped due to lack of form and replaced by Rohit Sharma.
3. He learned how to play carom while bowling in street cricket. In all, he had to practice for 4 years before he could roll it with the leather ball.
4. He became the third Indian cricketer, after Pravin Amre and Narendra Hirwani, to receive Man of the Match honors on his Test debut.
5. He has opened an academy called Gen Next Cricket Academy in Chennai.
6. As he completed his 500 runs in his 11 ^th Test match, he joined the famous company of Ian Botham and Jack Gregory and became the combined fastest player to complete the all-around double of 500 runs and 50 wickets.
7. He is the first Indian bowler to have conquered 200 wickets in the 37 ^th Test game. He failed to capture the international record in just one game when Clarrie Grimmett had reached the similar milestone at his age of 36 ^th game.
8. Ashwin is the first Indian cricketer to score a century and 5 wickets in Test match on two separate occasions. He first managed the feat against West Indies in 2011 and repeated it against the same team in November 2013.
9. When he won his 6th Man of the Series award in August 2016, he managed to cross Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag to become the first Indian to reach the mark.
10. In October 2016 he managed to win his 7th Man of the Series award in a series against New Zealand. He had taken 27 wickets in 3 Test matches.
11. In 2016 he managed to win his first ICC Cricketer of the Year. He was also named ICC Test Cricketer of the Year.
12. During 2016–17 Indian home season, he managed to become the first Indian player to get 64 wickets that season. The previous record holder was the legendary Kapil Dev, who took 63 wickets.
13. After sacking Bangladeshi captain Mushfiqur Rahim in February 2017, he became the fastest player to complete 250 test wickets.
14. Visit his official website @ ashwinravi.com and rashwin.in.
15. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.