Ravichandran Ashwin is a right-handed batsman of Tamil Nadu Cricket team. He was born on September 17, 1986 in Chennai (earlier Madras), Tamil Nadu. He has also played for the Tamil Nadu Under-14 Cricket team.

This right-arm offbreak bowler of Andhra Pradesh Cricket team started his "First-class" Cricket career against Haryana team from December 9 to 12 in 2006, which was held at Chennai. Ravichandran Ashwin has played in altogether nine "First-class" matches with an average of 22.23. His total score in these matches is 289 runs, which includes two half-centuries and 42 fours. The highest score in any of the "First-class" matches is 51 runs and his striking rate is 43.52.

Whereas in bowling, Ravichandran Ashwin has picked up total 48 wickets by losing 955 runs out of 2041 balls he played in the "First-class" matches. His bowling average is 19.89 and economy is 2.80 in these matches. The latest "First-class" match played by Ravichandran Ashwin was against East Zone Cricket team from February 3 to 6 in 2008, which was held at Mumbai.

In the "List A" matches, Ravichandran Ashwin had his debut against Andhra Pradesh team on February 10 in 2007, which was held at Secunderabad. He has played in overall six "List A" matches with an average of 0.50. His total score in these matches is only one run and striking rate is 20.00. While with ball in hand, Ravichandran Ashwin has picked up total four wickets by losing 199 runs out of the 300 balls he played in the "List A" matches. His bowling average is 49.75 and economy is 3.98 in these matches. His latest "List A" match was against Uttar Pradesh team on March 20 in 2007, which was held at Delhi.

Ravichandran Ashwin debuted in the "Twenty20" matches against Andhra Pradesh team on April 3 in 2007, which was held at Visakhapatnam. He has played in altogether 10 "Twenty20" matches with an average of 2.33. The total score of Ravichandran Ashwin in these matches is seven runs and his striking rate is 77.77. His highest score in any of these matches is five runs. Again in bowling, Ravichandran Ashwin has picked up total 10 wickets by giving 213 runs out of the 202 balls he played in the "Twenty20" matches. His bowling average is 21.30 and economy is 6.32 in these matches. Ravichandran Ashwin`s latest "Twenty20" match was against Punjab team on April 21 in 2007, which was held at Mumbai.