Having already bid international cricket adieu, Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well on August 27 via a social media post after weeks of uncertainty surrounding the spinner's future with Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Ashwin last featured in IPL for CSK during the 2025 season, which was an emotional comeback for the spinner, who began his cricketing journey in Chennai and made a mark for himself playing for the MS Dhoni-led franchise in his formative years before becoming a giant for the Indian national cricket team. Ravi Ashwin Announces IPL Retirement, Ex-India Star Sets Sights on Playing Other T20 Leagues.

The 38-year-old started off his IPL career with CSK and managed to play crucial roles in their 2010 and 2011 title wins, becoming a household name in Chennai. After playing for six long years, Ashwin moved to Rising Pune Supergiant for a single season, before going on to sign for Punjab Kings, where the spinner ended up leading the franchise. A poor season saw Ashwin move to the Delhi Capitals and the Rajasthan Royals, before eventually rejoining CSK for IPL 2025. Fans can check out Ashwin's overall and franchise-wise IPL record.

Ravi Ashwin's Overall Stats in IPL

Ravi Ashwin  Matches  Runs  Average  50s  100s 
IPL  221  833  13.02  1  0 

Ravi Ashwin's Bowling Stats in IPL 

Ravi Ashwin  Matches  Wickets  Average  4W  5W 
IPL  221  187  30.23  1  0 

Ravi Ashwin's Franchise-Wise IPL Breakdown

Ravi Ashwin  Tenure  Matches  Runs  Wickets 
Total  2009-2025  187  833  187 
CSK  2009-2015, 2025  106  223  97 
Rising Pune Supergiant  2016  14  41  10 
Punjab Kings  2018-2019  28  144  25 
Delhi Capitals  2020-2021  28  81   20
Rajasthan Royals  2022-2024  45  344  35 

Ashwin ends his IPL career as the fifth-highest (187) wicket-taker in league history, and managed to take 52 catches in 221 IPL outings. Ashwin's highest-ever IPL bid came during the IPL 2025 Auction, where the CSK purchased the spinner for INR 9.75 Cr. As a captain, Ashwin led the Punjab Kings in IPL 2018 and 2019, leading them to 12 wins out of 28 matches.

During his IPL career, Ashwin is credited as being the first batter to retire out during the 2022 season, and became the topic of a hot debate for 'Mankading' Jos Buttler in the 2019 edition.

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