R Ashwin Announces Retirement from IPL, CSK controversy?

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R Ashwin Announces Retirement from IPL: Former Indian cricket team cricketer R Ashwin has also announced his retirement from IPL. Ashwin, who has played for five different teams in the IPL, has tweeted about his retirement. Let us tell you that this year Ashwin also said goodbye to his international cricket.

Did R Ashwin retire due to CSK controversy?

For some time now, there was a buzz that the CSK team could release him. Ashwin had also sought clarification from the CSK franchise regarding this matter. It was clear that everything is not going well between Ashwin and CSK. Now he has surprised everyone by retiring. It was being said that Ashwin has become disillusioned with CSK. Ashwin started his IPL career with this franchise and ended his IPL career while staying in this franchise.

Ashwin, a resident of Chennai, was part of this team from 2009 to 2015. He played nine matches in the IPL this year and took only seven wickets. The IPL 2025 season was not good for CSK. Chennai finished 10th after four wins and 10 losses. Apart from this, there was a lot of uproar over Ashwin's statement regarding Dewald Brevis. After this, Ashwin also had to give clarification regarding his statement.

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R Ashwin IPL Career, Stats

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Ravichandran Ashwin IPL is a former veteran off-spinner of India, who recently retired from international cricket. He was the most important player in helping CSK win the IPL title in 2010 and 2011. He played a total of 221 IPL matches in his IPL career, in which he took 187 wickets.

In the year 2025 IPL, he was associated with the old IPL team CSK for Rs 9.75 crore. In this season, he was able to take 7 wickets in 9 matches. The year 2014 season was the best for him in his IPL career, where he took 16 wickets in 16 matches.

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