Indian off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Officially announced its retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL), which ends an association that lasted for more than 15 years. The 38 -year -old announced his decision on Wednesday through a social media post and revealed that he is looking forward to what is next for him.
“Special day and therefore a special start. They say that every end will be a new beginning, my time as an IPL cricketer comes close to today, but my time starts from today as a explorer of the game around various leagues. All the franchisees will want to thank all the amazing memories and relationships and the most important thing is what I am doing. He wrote on X.
Special days and therefore a special beginning.
They say that every end will be a new beginning, as an IPL cricketer, my time comes close today, but my time starts from today as a explorer of the game around various leagues.
Would like to thank all the franchise for all …
– Ashwin@(@ashwinravi99) August 27, 2025
Ashwin ends as the fifth biggest wicket -taker
He started his IPL in 2009 with his home franchise, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. His ability to distribute Carrom Ball made him a domestic name. CSK's back-to-back title wins in the off-spinner 2010 and 2011 were important, Dhoni also handed him a new ball to dismiss Chris Gayle against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2011 final.
After the suspension of the CSK in 2016, Ashwin depicted Rising Pune Super Junts, but missed the 2017 season due to injury. He later captained Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 2018 and 2019, where his controversial 'Mancading' dismissal of Jose Butler made immense debate. Ashwin shifted Delhi to the capitals of Delhi for two sessions before joining Rajasthan Royals in 2022, where he also made history by becoming the first batsman to retire in the IPL match.
Nine years after CSK colors were worn for the last time, experienced experienced returned to his domestic franchise in 2025, bought for 9.75 crore INR for 9.75 crores in mega auction. However, his final season ended on a bad note, as he managed only seven wickets in nine matches, ending at the bottom of the CSK table.
In more than 16 seasons, 221 IPL matches born in Tamil Nadu, taking 187 wickets at an economy rate of 7.20, ended as the fifth biggest -scale wicket -taking of the tournament. He also participated with the bat, including 833 runs, including a half -century. In CLT20, he took 30 wickets in 20 matches and played an important role in CSK's winning campaigns in 2010 and 2014 versions.
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