Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin's 700-plus wickets in international cricket—spanning all formats—tell a story of unparalleled consistency, and his relentless pursuit of perfection set him apart from mere "good" bowlers.

R Ashwin stated that he would continue supporting his teammates for the remaining two matches of the series in Melbourne and Sydney.

R Ashwin (537 wickets) finished fourth in the list of highest wicket-takers in Test cricket behind Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Shane Warne (708) and Anil Kumble (619).

Ravichandran Ashwin didn't have a Saqlain Mushtaq-like doosra. Nor did he have an Erapalli Prasanna-like floater. He made it up for that by developing a lethal carrom ball.

R Ashwin holds the record for the most Player of the Series awards in Test cricket, with 11 to his name.

Renowned for his wizardry with the ball, R Ashwin also established himself as a dependable batsman, often delivering crucial performances that rescued India from challenging situations.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma shared emotional moments with Ravichandran Ashwin who announced his retirement from international cricket.

Ravichandran Ashwin leaves as part of an illustrious group of 11 with more than 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Tests. And only the legendary Muttiah Muralidaran could match his tally of 11 Player-of-the-Series awards.

R Ashwin retires from the Test cricket as the second highest wicket-taker for India with 537 wickets in 106 matches.

Ravichandran Ashwin retires as the second-highest wicket taker for India in Tests. The carrom-ball specialist accounted for 537 wickets in 106 matches.

Ravichandran Ashwin revisited the 'Mankad' episode involving Jos Buttler while discussing the IPL auction on his YouTube channel.

Senior India off-spinner R Ashwin says he has figured out ways to tackle Australian batting mainstay Steve Smith in the upcoming five-match Test series, extending their fascinating, decade-old rivalry in top-flight cricket.

Veteran Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon, expected to play a vital role in the upcoming five-Test Border-Gavaskar series, is a more "complete" bowler compared to India's Ravichandran Ashwin, former South African bowler Paul Adams, who became popular for his unorthodox action.

India's senior off-spinner R Ashwin has described the 0-3 whitewash in the Test series against New Zealand as "shattering" and took the blame for the unprecedented drubbing at home.

India captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday defended the spin pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, whose lack of exploits on a spin-friendly wicket had a role to play in the team's first Test series loss at home in 12 years.

Jolted by an unexpected loss on home turf, star-heavy India will look for right balance in the line-up to counter-attack against a spunky New Zealand in the crucial second Test beginning here on Thursday.

Top-order batter Rachin Ravindra said on Monday that nullifying the twin threat posed by senior spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja will be crucial to New Zealand’s success in the three-match series against India.

Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday agreed that having a limited number of Test centres helps the players but fell short of endorsing the idea for India, saying it was above his pay grade to comment on that.

The conversation between Sunil Gavaskar and the co-commentator took place during the opening session of Day 1 of the second Test against Bangladesh at Green Park, Kanpur.

Jasprit Bumrah led Bangladesh's demolition in the first innings and accounted for five wickets in both innings combined.