Retirement Announcement: Indian off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket on December 18, 2024.
Age: Ashwin is 38 years old.
Recent Match: He played one match in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, taking 1/53 in Adelaide.
Test Career Highlights:
- Second-highest wicket-taker for India in Tests (537 wickets in 106 matches). Anil Kumble, with 619 wickets is highest wicket taker.
- Only Anil Kumble has more Test wickets (619).
- Scored six centuries and 14 fifties in Tests.
Debut: Made his Test debut against West Indies in Delhi on November 6, 2011.
Limited-Overs Career:
- 116 ODIs: 156 wickets.
- 65 T20Is: 72 wickets.
Future Plans: Will continue playing in T20 tournaments and represent Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025.
Q.: Who is the only Indian bowler with more Test wickets than Ravichandran Ashwin?
a) Kapil Dev
b) Harbhajan Singh
c) Anil Kumble
d) Zaheer Khan
Answer: c) Anil Kumble
Indian off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket on December 18, 2024. He took 537 wickets in 106 Tests. Only Anil Kumble, with 619 wickets, has dismissed more batters for India.
