Ravichandran Ashwin retires from international cricket

Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from international cricket. He played 287 matches in all three formats and took 765 wickets. Ashwin is India's second highest wicket-taker. Only Anil Kumble is ahead of him, who has taken 953 wickets.

Ravichandran Ashwin bowling career:

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR
Tests	106	200	27,246	12,891	537	7/59	24.00	2.83	50.7
ODIs	116	114	6,303	5,180	156	4/25	33.20	4.93	40.4
T20Is	65	65	1,452	1,672	72	4/8	23.22	6.90	20.1

Took 537 wickets in Tests

R Ashwin took 537 wickets in 106 matches in Test cricket. He has 37 five-wicket hauls and 8 times he took 10 wickets in a match. Ashwin also took 156 ODI wickets. Ashwin took 72 wickets in T20.

Ravichandran Ashwin batting career:

Format	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100s	50s
Tests	106	151	3,503	124	25.75	54.53	6	14
ODIs	116	63	707	65	16.44	86.96	0	1
T20Is	65	19	184	31*	26.28	114.99	0	0

Indians with most five-wicket hauls

Ashwin has 37 five-wicket hauls in Tests, which is the most by any Indian bowler. Kumble is followed by him. Kumble took five wickets in an innings 35 times in Tests. Overall, the record for taking the most five-wicket hauls in an innings is held by Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan. He did this 67 times. Ashwin is jointly at second place with Shane Warne.

Took most wickets against England

Ashwin has taken the most wickets against England in his career. He played 53 matches against England in all three formats and took 150 wickets. Australia is at second place, against whom Ashwin has 146 wickets in 50 matches.