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Name |
Ashwin Ravichandran |
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Nick Name |
Dada |
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Date of Birth |
17th September 1986 |
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Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
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Birth Place |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Mother Tongue |
Tamil |
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Religion |
Hindu |
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Height |
6'4" |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Family |
Father – Ravichandran
Mother – Chitra
Wife – Prithi Narayanan
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Marriage Date |
13th November 2011 |
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Education |
School :
* Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
* St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
College: B.Tech (IT), SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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Profession |
Cricket Player |
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ODI Shirt No. |
99 |
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Playing Role |
Bowler |
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Teams |
India, Chennai Super Kings, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Under-14s |
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Style |
Batting – Right-handed
Bowling – Right-arm off break
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Debut |
Test – India Vs West Indies (2011).
ODI – India Vs Sri Lanka at Harare (2010).
T20 - India Vs Zimbabwe at Harare (2010).
IPL – Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians (2010).
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Inspiration |
Ajantha Mendis' carrom ball |
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Childhood Hero |
Rahul Dravid |
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Likes |
* Chetan Bhagat Books
* Sports literature articles
* Andre Agassi’s autobiography
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Friends |
Murali Vijay, Subramaniam Badrinath, Anirudha Srikkanth, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Jeeva (Actor) |
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Records |
* He is the third Indian cricketer to score a century and take five wickets in the same test match.
* He is the third Indian cricketer to be awarded the 'Man of the Match' on debut.
* He has registered the 2nd best bowling on debut as an Indian bowler with 9/128 performance.
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Award |
Dilip Sardesai award for becoming the Man of the Series, Indian Cricket Board (2011). |
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Facts |
* At 14, he was diagnosed with a ligament problem in his left leg, which required surgery and threatened to smash his childhood aspirations.
* Bat and ball were his only toys and his kit bag was bigger than him when he started going for lessons in cricket.
* At the cricket academy at St Bede's School coach CK Vijaya Kumar remodeled him from a medium-pacer into an off-spinner.
* He was nicknamed "Dada" during his U-19 days.
* In the 2004-05 season, his performance for Chemplast brought him to the limelight.
* Under his captaincy, Tamil Nadu won the 'Domestic One Day Championship' in 2009.
* He was Chennai Super Kings’ second highest wicket-taker in the 2010 IPL.
* He was the highest wicket-taker (13) of the 2010 T20 Champions League and was adjudged 'Player of the Tournament'.
* In his first 29 first-class matches, he took 5-wicket hauls eight times and 10-wicket hauls twice.
* His father is fond of his childlike behavior at home.
* He became the second bowler after Ajantha Mendis to master the "carrom ball".
* His father was a fast bowler who played competitive cricket in Tamil Nadu.
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Facebook |
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ravichandran-ashwin/147256475286619 |
