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Ravichandran Ashwin

ラヴィチャンドラン・アシュウィン　/　らゔぃちゃんどらん・あしゅうぃん

Cricketer from India

September 17, 1986 (age 39)　・　Chennai, Chennai district, India

Chennai district
cricketer

My Take

I have a soft spot for athletes who win with the mind rather than brute force, and Ravichandran Ashwin fits that perfectly. An off-spin bowler from Chennai, he doesn't overpower batters so much as outthink them, setting traps with subtle variation. Add a useful lower-order bat and you get a genuinely complete cricketer. Being part of India's 2011 World Cup squad only confirms he delivered when an entire cricket-mad nation was watching. As someone who appreciates baseball's chess-match pitching, I find his craft mesmerizing. He's the kind of player whose intelligence is more thrilling than any radar-gun number.

Overview

Ravichandran Ashwin (Tamil: [ɾaʋitɕand̪iɾan aɕʋin]; ) (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm off spin bowler and a lower order batter. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific spinners of all time, he represented the Indian cricket team and was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ravichandran Ashwin
Name (Japanese): ラヴィチャンドラン・アシュウィン
Reading: らゔぃちゃんどらん・あしゅうぃん
Born: September 17, 1986 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Tiger
Origin: Chennai, Chennai district, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: cricketer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://ashwinravi.com
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rashwin99/
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Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3

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