Delhi: In which era, generally big cricketers do not leave playing in IPL until the path of every team is closed, R Ashwin decided to retire from the IPL before such a situation came. Although played in IPL, for 5 teams, but they will always get special discussion as a cricketer of Chennai Super Kings. A record of 187 wickets in a total of 221 IPL matches will always keep him in the list of the most successful cricketer of the IPL. Some special and amazing IPL facts/records associated with his name:

Ashwin’s IPL facts

Successful title record:

7 times IPL finalist (third highest)

• 2 times IPL champion (with CSK)
• 2 times Champions League T20 winner (with CSK)
• The 5th highest wicket -taker in IPL.

Best option to take wicket

It is not that as a bowler shone only for Chennai Super Kings. The team for which you played wickets:

• 96 wickets for Chennai Super Kings (6.7 percent)
• 35 wickets for Rajasthan Royals (7.8 percent)
• 25 wickets for Punjab Kings (7.7 percent)
• 21 wickets for Delhi Capitals (7.5 percent)
• 10 wickets for Rajasthan Royals (7.3 percent)

Great bowling record

Ashwin is the only bowler to take 20+ wickets for 4 or more teams in the IPL. And no one has even crossed the floor of making these records for 3 teams: Amit Mishra, Dell Stan, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Bolt, Umesh Yadav and Zaheer Khan are named in this list.

First and last match with the same team

Played in the last season with the team for which the IPL started career started. Beginning of IPL career and the end of IPL career were very special for a similarity:
20 May 2009: First 2 IPL wickets in the same over
20 May 2025: The last 2 IPL wickets in the same over

The only spinner with 50+ wickets in Powerplay

R Ashwin’s only spinner in IPL history who has taken 50 or more wickets in Powerplay. He took 50 wickets and is followed by Harbhajanas Singh (30), Sunil Narain (27) and Piyush Chawla (21).

Part of Spirit of Cricket dispute

Responsible for one of the most controversial moments of IPL: In 2019, Jose Butler was run out to leave the crease before throwing the ball at the non-stray end. The debate of ‘Spirit of Cricket’ on this continues till today.

Retired out batsman

In 2022, he became the first batsman to be ‘retired out’ in the IPL. Since then, this method came into circulation as a strategy and many teams adopted it.

First Indian spinner to throw carrom ball

One of the most successful spinners of Team India, Ashwin also became the first Indian spinner to throw a carrom ball in the IPL.