'Mankading', 500 Test Wickets, and World Cup Winning: Ravichandran Ashwin's Highlights

Let's take a look at some of Ravichandran Ashwin's greatest moments as he announces his retirement from international cricket.

As one of the best spinners in cricket history and possibly India's best, Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international play. With 765 wickets in all forms and 537 in Test matches, the 38-year-old spinner's stats are self-evident. Ashwin's 15-year international cricket career has witnessed some incredible highs since his 2010 debut. Here are a few of his most significant events:

Award for Player of the Match on Test debut

A significant milestone in Ashwin's career was reached in November 2011 when he made his Test debut against the West Indies. He took nine wickets during the game (4/67 and 5/156), including five in his opening innings to win Player of the Match.


first 10-wicket haul

In a Test match against New Zealand in August 2012, Ashwin took his first-ever 10-wicket haul (12 for 85). *First in the ICC Test rankings In 2015, Ashwin became the number one player in the ICC Test Bowler rankings.

A member of the Indian team that won the Champions Trophy in 2013 and the World Cup in 2011

He played in the early portions of the 2011 ODI World Cup with the Indian team, but he was crucial to the team's victory in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, particularly in the rain-soaked final.

He was also a member of the Indian teams that won the Asia Cup in 2010 and 2016.

Men's Cricket Player of the Year, ICC

In 2016, he was named both the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year. He was also included in the 2011–20 ICC Test Team.

The bowler with the fastest 250, 300, and 500 test wickets

Ashwin became the cricket player who reached 250, 300, and 500 wickets the quickest.

The second player from India to reach 500 Test wickets

The off-spinner reached the 500 Test wicket mark in 98 matches during the series against England in February 2024, making him the second Indian bowler to do so after former captain Anil Kumble.

The first person to take 100 wickets in the history of the World Test Championships

In March 2022, Ashwin became the first bowler to reach 100 wickets in the World Test Championship.

final wicket

Nobody anticipated that Ashwin's final defeat in international cricket would come when he caught Mitchell Marsh behind in the pink-ball Test earlier in the series. *IPL Success * Wicket number 765 in international cricket and 537 in tests A vital member of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team, Ashwin.

Mankading
Ashwin once spearheaded a one-man effort to legalize "Mankading," a dismissal technique in which the bowler runs out the non-striker if they leave their crease before the ball is bowled. It was named for Vinoo Mankad, who in the 1947–48 series had similarly ran out Australian Bill Brown.

The ICC officially referred to the dismissal as "run out" in 2022 and eliminated "unfair play" from its rulebook.

"Kutti Stories" with Your Tube Channel

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Outside the nine yards, Ashwin, one of cricket's sharpest thinkers, started his YouTube channel, Kutty Stories (short stories), where he discussed and discussed a range of cricket-related subjects with visitors.