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India's Ashwin Ends IPL Career, May Play in Other Leagues
Ravichandran Ashwin ends his IPL career as the fifth-highest wicket-taker with 187 wickets and plans to join overseas Twenty20 leagues after retiring from international cricket.
- On August 27, 2025, Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League via X, confirming he will no longer feature in the IPL but aims to play overseas T20 leagues.
- After retiring from international cricket in December last year with more than 765 wickets including 537 in Tests, Ravichandran Ashwin had modest IPL 2025 returns with seven wickets in nine games.
- Across 221 IPL matches, Ravichandran Ashwin took 187 wickets at an economy of 7.20 and scored 833 runs, including a fifty.
- Ashwin now has options to join overseas leagues including the Big Bash League, SA20, ILT20, The Hundred and CPL, but under Board of Control for Cricket in India rules, he must sever Indian cricket ties to participate.
- After a 16-year IPL journey across five franchises, Ravichandran Ashwin began and ended his career with Chennai Super Kings, winning the 2010 and 2011 IPL titles.
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Indian spin great Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League and plans to play in other global franchise tournaments. The 38-year-old, a master off-spinner who quit international cricket in December during India’s Test tour of Australia, ends as the fifth-highest wicket-taker in the IPL with 187 scalps. He played for five IPL franchises and won the tournament with Chennai Super Kings in 2010 and 2011…
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