| Name(s) |
RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN |
| Date of
Birth |
September 17, 1986 |
|
Identity |
Indian Cricketer |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- December 2006: He made his
first-class debut for Tamil Nadu, and captained the team the
following season.
- November 06, 2011: He made
his test debut, against West Indies.
- June 05, 2010: He made his ODI
debut, against Sri Lanka.
- June 12, 2010: He made his
T20I debut, against Zimbabwe.
- 2011: He became the
seventh Indian to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut.
He took two five-wicket hauls and scored a century in that
series and won the player of the series award.
- 2013: In a home Test series
against Australia in 2013, he took 29 wickets, the most by
any Indian bowler in a four-match Test series. The same
year, he took his 100th Test wicket in his 18th match,
becoming the fastest Indian bowler to the milestone and the
fastest in the world in over 80 years.
- 2014: He was a recipient of the
Arjuna Award.
- November 2015: He became
fastest Indian to 150 wickets
- September 25, 2016: He, aged 30,
today surpassed legends Waqar Younis and Dennis Lillee
to become the second fastest bowler to claim 200
Test wickets. He achieved this milestone in
his 37th Test match, bettering Waqar and Lillee, who both
took 38 Tests. The No.1 spot is held by former Australia
leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett, who took just 36 Tests to get
to the 200th wicket mark.
- December 22, 2016:
Ravichandran Ashwin has become only the third Indian player
ever to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named
the ICC Cricketer of the Year besides the ICC Test Cricketer
of the Year. The other two Indians who won the Award
earlier were Rahul Dravid in 2004 and Sachin Tendulkar in
2010. Overall, the off-spinner from Chennai is the 12th
player to win the prestigious Trophy. Ashwin was also
adjudged the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year. This has made
him only the second India player after Dravid to bag the two
coveted prizes in the same year.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off break
bowler.
- He plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and the
Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL.
- He is the fastest Indian bowler to reach the
50-, 100- and 150-wicket mark in Test cricket.
- He was declared the BCCI's international cricketer
of the year for the 2012–13 season.
- Ashwin is the No. 1 ranked bowler and all-rounder in
Test cricket (as of October 27, 2016).
- Ashwin has picked up 220 wickets in just 39 Tests
(as of October 27, 2016).
- He has won 7 Man of the Series awards, a record which no
other Indian has managed (as of October 27, 2016).
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