IPL 2025: Ashwin to play for Chennai Super Kings after 9 years, the franchise spent so many crores on the spinner. In the first round itself, so much money is showered on the 12 marquee players. Indian veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been playing for Rajasthan Royals for the last two seasons. Now Ashwin will be seen playing for Chennai Super Kings in the upcoming season. He has been bought by the franchise at a bidding price of 9.75 crores. With this, the spinner has returned home after 9 years.
Lucknow, Bengaluru, and Rajasthan too bid for Ashwin
The first Chennai Super Kings bid to get Ravichandran Ashwin in the mega auction of IPL 2025. Later, Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore also bid for him. And when Rajasthan Royals too came onto the field to get their player back, at last, Chennai won it.
Ashwin has taken 120 wickets for Chennai Super Kings
R Ashwin has played 121 matches for Chennai Super Kings, for which he has taken 120 wickets at an average of 23.70 and an economy of 6.66. He is the third-highest wicket-taker for CSK after Dwayne Bravo (154) and Ravindra Jadeja (142).
Ashwin has represented five IPL franchises
Ravichandran Ashwin has played for five franchises so far in his IPL career. He played for Chennai Super Kings from the years 2008 to 2015. In 2016 and 2017, Ashwin was part of Rising Pune Super Giants. From the years 2018 to 2020, he played for the Punjab Kings, and then for the years 2022 to 2024, he played for the Rajasthan Royals.
IPL career of Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin IPL career: Talk about him, he has taken 180 wickets in 211 matches at an average of 29.83 and an economy of 7.12 and best 4/34. On the other hand, Ashwin has also scored 800 runs at an average of 13.33 and a strike rate of 118.52, his highest score is 50.
ALSO READ: Most Expensive Bids Of IPL 2025 Auction
