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Ravichandran Ashwin Retires From IPL to Pursue Global Franchise Cricket

The 38-year-old off-spinner closes a 14-year run that featured 221 games, 187 wickets, plus a muted 2025 season for Chennai Super Kings.

Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians - M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India - March 23, 2025 Chennai Super Kings' Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians' Will Jacks/REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Congratulations on a wonderful career, R Ashwin
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Overview

  • Ashwin announced on X that his IPL career ends immediately and said he will explore opportunities in T20 leagues around the world.
  • He leaves the tournament with 221 appearances, 187 wickets and 833 runs, ranking fifth on the all-time IPL wicket-takers list.
  • Across his IPL tenure he represented CSK, Rising Pune Supergiant, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals, winning titles with CSK in 2010 and 2011.
  • In 2025 he returned to CSK for Rs 9.75 crore and took seven wickets in nine matches as the team finished last, after publicly seeking clarity on his role.
  • The decision comes about nine months after his international retirement, with recent attention on a YouTube-channel episode in which an analyst criticized teammate Noor Ahmad before the channel distanced those views.