The former Indian off-spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin, has decided to retire from the Indian Premier League (IPL), having played his last game for the Chennai Super Kings in the 2025 season. He now looks forward to sharing hands in the other T20 leagues around the globe, including The Hundred, CPL, and SA20. 

“Special day and hence a special beginning. They say every ending will have a new start. My time as an IPL cricketer comes to a close today, but my time as an explorer of the game around various leagues begins today.” Ashwin wrote on his X account as he would now look to explore various T20 leagues, perhaps the SA20 as Dinesh Karthik also turned up for the contest. 

Let’s take a look at the top 10 records of Ravichandran Ashwin in IPL history

1. Ravichandran Ashwin finishes as the fifth leading wicket-taker in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The right-arm spinner collected 187 wickets in 217 innings at an average of 30.22 and a strike rate of 25.18 with an economy rate of just over seven with the help of one four-wicket haul at the best bowling figure of 4/34 in an inning.

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1. Ashwin picked up 27 wickets against the Mumbai Indians in the IPL in 36 innings at an average of 32 and an economy rate of under seven. His equal best performance of the league came against the Delhi Capitals with 27 wickets in 24 innings at an average of 20 and an economy rate of 6.45.
2. Ashwin also picked up 25 wickets against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 29 innings at an average of under 28 and an average of 23.76 at an economy rate of just over seven. Against the Kolkata Knight Riders, the right-arm off-spinner picked up 24 scalps in 28 innings at an average of under 33 and an economy rate of just above eight.
3. Having played for the Chennai Super Kings for most of his IPL career, Ashwin picked up 52 wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk in 46 innings at an average of just under 22 and a strike rate of 20.25 with an economy rate of under seven. His second-best performance with the ball came at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai for 17 wickets in 22 IPL innings at an average of around 35.
4. During his early years with the Super Kings, Ashwin contributed immensely. His best season with the ball came in 2011 when they won the title with the spinner picking up 20 wickets in 16 innings at an average of under 20 and an economy rate of just over six. In 2014, he grabbed 16 wickets in 16 innings at an economy rate of 7.30 and an average of 27.31.
5. For the Super Kings, the Tamil Nadu spinner bagged 97 wickets in 103 IPL innings at an average of 25.39 and a strike rate of 22.80 with an economy rate of 6.68, thanks to the best bowling figure of 3/16 in an innings. His second-best performance for a franchise came for the Rising Pune Supergiants of 35 scalps in 44 IPL innings at an average of 38.23.
6. In victories during the IPL, Ashwin has overall picked up 117 wickets in 118 innings at an average of 25.02 and a strike rate of 22.44 with an economy rate of 6.69, thanks to the best bowling figure of 4/34. However, in defeats, his average goes up to 38.93 for 70 IPL scalps in 99 innings at an economy rate of 7.84.
7. Most of Ashwin’s wickets came against the top order of the opponent side. He picked up 105 wickets, a rate of 56.1%, against the top three of the batting order. Through the middle order, they bagged 72 scalps at a rate of 38.5% while for the tail, he picked up 10 wickets in the IPL at a percentage of 5.3.
8. Ashwin’s lone half-century of the IPL came for the Delhi Capitals at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai. Batting first, Ashwin came to bat at the number three position, where he smashed 50 runs in 38 balls with the help of four boundaries and a couple of sixes to post 160/6 in their allotted 20 overs against the Rajasthan Royals. With the ball, the veteran failed to pick up a wicket in four innings at an economy rate of eight.
9. Out of all the IPL wickets Ashwin has collected, 122 of those were at a rate of 65.2% through the caught dismissals. 29 of the dismissals came through the bowled dismissals at a rate of 15.5%. There was the famous incident when Ashwin got Jos Buttler run out at the bowling end in 2019 against the Royals when he was leading the Punjab Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. He also got 19 wickets through the leg before the stumps.