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    Home / News / Sports News / India's most successful off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket
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    India's most successful off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket
    Ashwin bows out with 765 international wickets

    India's most successful off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket

    By Parth Dhall
    Dec 18, 2024
    01:41 pm

    What's the story

    In a surprising turn of events, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has announced his retirement from international cricket midway through the Border-Gavsakar Trophy.

    The star spinner made the official announcement in a post-match press conference.

    Over the years, Ashwin emerged as India's most successful off-spinner in Tests and international cricket.

    He bows out with a staggering 765 wickets across formats.

    Twitter Post

    Thank you Ashwin! 

    𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙬𝙞𝙣 🫡

    A name synonymous with mastery, wizardry, brilliance, and innovation 👏👏

    The ace spinner and #TeamIndia's invaluable all-rounder announces his retirement from international cricket.

    Congratulations on a legendary career, @ashwinravi99 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/swSwcP3QXA

    — BCCI (@BCCI) December 18, 2024

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    A look at his international career

    Ashwin made his T20I debut in June 2010 in a T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare.

    In the coming years, he became India's mainstay spinner across formats, especially in Test cricket, taking over from Harbhajan Singh.

    Overall, Ashwin played 106 Tests, 116 ODIs, and 65 T20Is for Team India. He also scored over 3,500 runs with the bat, including six tons.

    Tests

    Second-most Test wickets for India

    Ashwin emerged as India's wicket-taker in home Tests. He formed a solid spin duo with Ravindra Jadeja.

    He finishes with 537 wickets, the second-most for India in Test cricket after Anil Kumble (619).

    Ashwin earlier surpassed Harbhajan (417 wickets) to become India's most successful off-spinner in the format.

    He then overtook the long-standing mark of Kapil Dev (434).

    Fifers

    Most Test fifers for India

    Ashwin finishes his illustrious career with a total of 37 wickets, the joint second-most with Shane Warne in Test cricket. They are only behind Sri Lankan spinner Muthiah Muralidaran (67).

    He earlier surpassed Kumble (35) in terms of Test fifers among Indians.

    Notably no other Indian has 30 or more five-wicket hauls in the format.

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    Eight 10-wicket match hauls 

    Ashwin also has eight 10-wicket match hauls to his name, the second-most for India in Test cricket. Harhajan is the the only other Indian with five or more such hauls in the format.

    White-ball

    A look at Ashwin's white-ball numbers

    Before the 2016 ICC T20 World Cup, Ashwin was also a vital member of India's white-ball sides.

    He flourished in ODIs and T20Is under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.

    The off-spinner took 156 wickets in 116 ODIs and 72 scalps in 65 T20Is.

    Notably, Ashwin was part of also part of India's sides that won the 2011 ODI World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.

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