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R Ashwin created history
by joining the Big Bash League.
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Ravichandran Ashwin was
confirmed by Sydney Thunder as the first male Indian cricketer to join a Big
Bash League franchise.
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The veteran spinner has
signed for the 15th season of the BBL and is scheduled to join the camp in
early January.
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His retirement from the
Indian Premier League in 2025 made him available for overseas leagues.
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Ashwin’s international
career had ended in December 2024 during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after he
claimed 537 Test wickets.
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Overall, he was credited
with 765 international wickets in 287 matches for India across formats.
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In the IPL, he played 221
games for five franchises including CSK, Pune, Delhi, Punjab, and Rajasthan.
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Ashwin was remembered for
his two IPL title wins with Chennai Super Kings in 2010 and 2011.
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With 187 wickets in IPL,
he was ranked fifth among the all-time leading wicket-takers of the tournament.
