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00:00R. Ashwin Retires from International Cricket 10 Interesting Facts
00:071. Ashwin wanted to be a footballer. Ashwin wanted to be a footballer in his childhood.
00:13He was a good football player during his school days. He was known for kicking the ball powerfully.
00:192. Took 9 wickets in his first test. Ashwin took 9 wickets in his first test against West Indies.
00:26This was the second highest score by an Indian debutant after Narendra Hirwani's 16 wickets.
00:323. Fastest to 70, 5 test wickets. Ashwin is the fastest bowler to take 70, 5 wickets, and score over 500 runs in test cricket history.
00:464. Ashwin married his childhood friend. On November 13, 2011, Ashwin married his childhood friend Preeti Narayanan.
00:58Ashwin's father Ravichandran played cricket in Tamil Nadu.
01:025. Ashwin was an opening batsman. Ashwin played as an opening batsman in junior level cricket.
01:10Later, he moved down the batting order and became an off-break bowler.
01:166. Ashwin holds a unique test record. Ashwin is the first Indian cricketer to score a century
01:23and take 5 wickets on two separate occasions in the same test match.
01:307. Man of the Series in Border Gavaskar. Ashwin took 29 wickets in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in 2013.
01:38He became the third Indian bowler after Harbhajan 30, 2 and Irappali Prasanna 20, 6 to take over 20, 5 wickets in a series.
01:508. Ashwin scored a century against West Indies. Ashwin scored his second test century in first test of Tendulkar Farewell Series against West Indies in 2013.
02:00He shared a 280-run partnership with Rohit Sharma for the seventh wicket.
02:089. 11 wickets in World T20. Ashwin performed well for India in the 2014 World T20.
02:18He topped the bowling list for his team with 11 wickets in the tournament.
02:2510. 13 wickets in 2015 World Cup. Ashwin took 13 wickets in the 2015 World Cup.
02:32He recorded his best ODI bowling figures of 4-20, 5 against the UAE.