IPL playerIndia2009 to 2025
Ravichandran Ashwin
On scorecards: R Ashwin · Right-hand bat
Ravichandran Ashwin, an all-rounder, played sixteen IPL seasons for five franchises, and took 187 wickets, the 6th-most in IPL history. Two titles came along the way.
The arrival
Ravichandran Ashwin's first IPL season was 2009, with Chennai Super Kings, a signing made outside the auction.
That first season brought 2 matches, 8 runs and 2 wickets.
The peak
The best season was 2011, for Chennai Super Kings: 20 wickets at 6.16 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.51, with best figures of 3 for 16. Chennai Super Kings won the title that year. Four seasons brought 15 wickets or more (2011, 2013, 2014 and 2019).
Franchise by franchise
2009 to 2015, Chennai Super Kings. 96 matches, 190 runs and 90 wickets; champions in 2010 and 2011.
2016, Rising Pune Supergiants. Arrived outside the auction. 14 matches and 10 wickets.
2018 to 2019, Kings XI Punjab. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹7.60 cr. 28 matches, 144 runs and 25 wickets; captain in 2018 and 2019.
2020 to 2021, Delhi Capitals. Arrived outside the auction. 28 matches and 20 wickets.
2022 to 2024, Rajasthan Royals. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹5 cr. 44 matches, 344 runs and 35 wickets.
2025, Chennai Super Kings, second time round. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹9.75 cr. 9 matches and 7 wickets.
6 spells with five franchises in all. The longest was with Chennai Super Kings, 2009 to 2015. 2017 is missing from the record: a season without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 187 wickets in 4,714 deliveries, at 7.19 runs an over against a league rate of 8.19 for the same seasons: 0.99 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 34.
34.1% of the balls Ravichandran Ashwin bowled were dots, a lower share than 57% of the 150 bowlers with 500 balls or more; a wicket came every 25.2 balls.
The fielding record: 44 catches and 9 run-outs.
At the auction
Ravichandran Ashwin went under the hammer four times. The highest price was ₹9.75 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2025, more than 4 times the base price. The price climbed with the reputation: ₹3.83 cr in 2011, ₹9.75 cr by 2025.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Ravichandran Ashwin finished 6th for wickets and 7th for matches played.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 | 53.3 | 0/0 | 2 | 3.25 | 2/13 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 30 | 11* | 7.5 | 75.0 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.10 | 3/16 | 1 | 1 | Champions |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 20 | 6.16 | 3/16 | 3 | Champions | |
| 2012 | Chennai Super Kings | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6.0 | 120.0 | 0/0 | 14 | 6.53 | 3/23 | 5 | ||
| 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | 18 | 35 | 11* | 8.8 | 71.4 | 0/0 | 15 | 6.72 | 2/18 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 45 | 14 | 15.0 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 16 | 7.30 | 3/30 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 52 | 23 | 17.3 | 162.5 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.82 | 2/5 | 3 | ||
| 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 14 | 41 | 29 | 20.5 | 107.9 | 0/0 | 10 | 7.25 | 4/34 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 102 | 45 | 12.8 | 143.7 | 0/0 | 10 | 8.09 | 2/18 | 5 | Captain | |
| 2019 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 42 | 17* | 8.4 | 150.0 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.27 | 3/23 | 3 | 1 | Captain |
| 2020 | Delhi Capitals | 15 | 37 | 14* | 12.3 | 108.8 | 0/0 | 13 | 7.67 | 3/29 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Delhi Capitals | 13 | 44 | 20* | 14.7 | 104.8 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.38 | 2/27 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 191 | 50 | 27.3 | 141.5 | 1/0 | 12 | 7.49 | 3/17 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 67 | 30 | 13.4 | 131.4 | 0/0 | 14 | 7.51 | 2/23 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 86 | 29 | 14.3 | 116.2 | 0/0 | 9 | 8.49 | 3/24 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings | 9 | 33 | 13 | 8.3 | 110.0 | 0/0 | 7 | 9.13 | 2/41 | 3 |
Franchise journey
- Chennai Super Kings: 2009 to 2015
- Rising Pune Supergiants: 2016
- Kings XI Punjab: 2018 to 2019
- Delhi Capitals: 2020 to 2021
- Rajasthan Royals: 2022 to 2024
- Chennai Super Kings: 2025
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 36.5% |
| Balls per four | 11 |
| Balls per six | 24.3 |
| Dot balls bowled | 34.1% |
| Balls per wicket | 25.2 |
| Catches | 44 |
| Run-outs | 9 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | – | ₹45 lakh | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹3.83 cr (US$850k) |
| 2018 | M1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Kings XI Punjab for ₹7.60 cr |
| 2022 | M | ₹2 cr | Sold to Rajasthan Royals for ₹5 cr |
| 2025 | AL1 | ₹2 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹9.75 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet