Indian spinner R Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket following the third Test against Australia in Brisbane. Let's have a look at his glorious career.
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Making his debut in 2011, Ashwin featured in 106 Tests, picked up a whopping 537 wickets, including 37 five-wicket hauls, and amassed 3,503 runs.
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The crafty spinner is the seventh-highest wicket-taker in Tests overall and second-highest for India behind legendary spinner Anil Kumble (619 scalps).
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He also has 2nd most five-wicket hauls in Tests, behind Sri Lankan spin icon Muttiah Muralitharan (67).
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In white-ball, Ashwin made 181 appearances and took 228 wickets. He played 116 ODIs and took 156 wickets at an average of 33.20, with best figures of 4/25.
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He also made 707 runs at an average of 16.44, with one fifty, a knock of 65 in 63 innings. He is the 13th-highest wicket-taker in ODIs for India.
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In 65 T20Is, he took 72 wickets at an average of 23.22. He is the sixth-highest wicket-taker for India in T20Is. He also scored 184 runs in 19 innings.
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With 765 scalps in 287 matches, he is India's second-highest wicket-taker across all formats. He also won the 2011 50-Over World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy.