Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from Indian Premier League (IPL). The legendary off-spinner announced about this development with a post on X (formerly Twitter). The 39-year old was a part of the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 and was brought in for INR 9.75 crore.
Special day and hence a special beginning.
They say every ending will have a new start, my time as an IPL cricketer comes to a close today, but my time as an explorer of the game around various leagues begins today🤓.
Would like to thank all the franchisees for all the…---Advertisement---— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) August 27, 2025
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“Special day and hence a special beginning. They say every ending will have a new start, my time as an IPL cricketer comes to a close today, but my time as an explorer of the game around various leagues begins today.”
“Would like to thank all the franchisees for all the wonderful memories and relationships over the years and most importantly the @IPL and the @BCCI for what they have given me until now. Look forward to enjoying and making the most of what’s ahead of me.”
Recently, Ashwin also retired from international cricket during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 and he has now left the IPL as well, but he mentioned that he will be playing different leagues now.
