Ravichandran Ashwin Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More StarsUnfolded

BioOther NameR Ashwin
NicknameAshProfessionCricketer (Spin Bowler)Physical Stats & MoreHeight (approx.)in centimeters- 188 cm
in meters- 1.88 m
in feet inches- 6’ 2”Weight (approx.)in kilograms- 75 kg
in pounds- 165 lbsEye ColourBlackHair ColourBlackCricketInternational DebutODI- 5 June 2010 against Sri Lanka at Harare
Test- 6 November 2011 against West Indies at Delhi
T20- 12 June 2010 against Zimbabwe at Harare
Jersey Number#99 (India)
#99 (Domestic)Domestic/State TeamChennai Super Kings, Dindigul Dragons, Rising Pune Supergiants, Tamil Nadu, WorcestershireFavourite BallCarrom ballRecords (main ones)• Fastest Indian bowler to take 50 & 100 wickets in Test cricket.
• Joint record (with Ian Botham and Jack Gregory) of fastest to the take 50 wickets and score 500 runs (11th Tests).
• In 2016, he became the 2nd fastest bowler to take 200 Test wickets (37th match), after Australian spin bowler Clarrie Grimmett who achieved it in his 36th match.
• In 2017, he became the fastest bowler to take 300 Test wickets (54th match), breaking Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee's record (56th match).
• The 5th Indian bowler to take 300 wickets in Test cricket, after Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev (434), Harbhajan Singh (417) and Zaheer Khan (311).
• The 3rd Indian to receive the ICC Cricketer of the Year award, after Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar.
• On 8 February 2021, during the 4th day of the first cricket test match between India and England, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai, Ashwin became the first spinner in over 100 years of Test cricket to dismiss a batsman off the very first ball of an innings. After Ajinkya Rahane caught England opener Rory Burns in the slips off the very first ball of the second innings, Ashwin became only the third spinner in the 134-year history of the game to earn that rare distinction.
• Ravichandran Ashwin accomplished a remarkable feat in his distinguished Test career by taking the wickets of both father and son, when he dismissed Tagenarine Chanderpaul during the first Test against the West Indies on 12 July 2023.Career Turning PointHis remarkable performance in the 2010 Indian Premier League (IPL 3), after which he was selected in the Indian squad that toured Zimbabwe in May–June 2010.Personal LifeDate of Birth17 September 1986Age (as of 2022)36 YearsBirthplaceChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaZodiac signVirgoSignature

NationalityIndianHometownChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSchoolPadma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai
St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, ChennaiCollegeSri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSN), Chennai
Educational QualificationsB.Tech in Information Technology (IT)FamilyFather- Ravichandran (Worked in Southern Railways, Former club level cricketer)
Mother- Chitra

Ravichandran Ashwin with his parents and grandfather

Brother- N/A
Sister- N/AReligionHinduismCasteBrahminAddressA home in Postal colony, West Mambalam, Chennai-33HobbiesReading, Watching movies, tennis, basket ball & footballControversies• In September 2016, during a Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match, he lost his temperament while batting for Dindigul Dragons against Chepauk Super Gillies. When the batsman on the other end, Jagadeesan Narayan got dismissed, Ashwin and Narayan had a verbal spat and physical tussle with the bowler Kishore who pushed Narayan and passed provocating comments.

• In December 2016, he was trolled on social media as he didn't mention the name of former captain MS Dhoni in his thank you speech after winning the ICC Best Test Cricketer Award.

• On 19 February 2018, Ashwin promoted a shoe brand on Twitter, to which former South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs tweeted, "Hopefully you will be able to run faster now Ashwin." Ashwin counted his tweet by saying, "Surely not as fast as you did mate, unfortunately I was not as blessed as you were. But I was blessed with a wonderfully ethical mind not to fix games that put food on my plate." Soon after, Ashwin deleted the tweets respecting his "family of fans."

Ravichandran Ashwin - Herschelle Gibbs twitter war

FavouritesCricketer(s)Batsman- Sachin Tendulkar, Clive Lloyd, Vivian Richards
Bowler- Shane Warne
All-rounder- Kapil DevAthlete(s)Diego Maradona, Marat Safin, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Usain BoltFoodChocolatesActorSanthanamFilm(s)Bollywood- 3 Idiots
Hollywood- Vertical Limit
Tamil- Boss Engira BaskaranSinger/Musician(s)A. R. Rahman, Shoaib BhushanGirls, Family & MoreMarital StatusMarriedAffairs/GirlfriendsNarayanan PrithiWife/SpouseNarayanan Prithi (m.2011 - present)

Marriage Date13 November 2011ChildrenDaughters- Akhira (born in 2015), Aadhya (born in 2016)

Ravichandran Ashwin with his wife and daughters

Son- NoneMoney FactorSalary (as of 2018)Retainer Fee: ₹5 crore
Test Fee: ₹15 lakh
ODI Fee: ₹6 lakh
T20 Fee: ₹3 lakh
IPL 11: ₹7.6 crore

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