Ravichandran Ashwin by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

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Player:

R Ashwin

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DateLine: 27th April 2009

 

A tall off-spinner who bowls with a high-arm action R Ashwin has some uncanny similarities with S Venkataraghavan. Ashwin is taking his first steps in Ranji Trophy cricket. He made big strides in his debut season in 2006-07, leading the wickets tally for Tamil Nadu with 31 scalps at under 20. He was impressive the following the season with both bat and ball before a wrist injury unfortunately forced him out for four weeks in the middle of the season. He later made it to the Chennai Super Kings squad in the inaugural Indian Premier League. Ashwin continued to perform consistently at the domestic level, earning a Grade D contract by the BCCI, and under his captaincy Tamil Nadu were crowned Indian domestic one-day champions in 2009.