You can help but admire the skill of a bowler. The records that are set by them are also one aspect of the game which is difficult to forget. For this reason, having a greater bowler on your team would always be a plus and would give an added advantage. For India, this has come through over the years. Ashwin is one bowler who has played his glittering career out as a bowler for his domestic cricket clubs and in the international scene. His achievements and records are impeccable and speak volumes for what he has been able to achieve. Let us find out more about this fantastic player.

Born in 1986, he is currently 33 years old. Not getting any younger, this has surely not deterred him. He currently plays for Tamil Nadu and also happens to be the captain for another team in the popular Indian premier league. One of his favorite format and the one where he has created the most buzz would surely be the test series. To understand the impact that he has made, it would be best to consider some of the important records he has.

To many around the world, he has some of the fast time to reach wickets in the competitions. For his country, he is the fastest to reach 50-350 wickets in the Test series. By many people's thinking, this record also appears to apply worldwide meaning that the record is not only fantastic when its looked at for his nation's point of view but is also fantastic when it is considered from the international light. His achievements would catch the eyes of the ICC and in 2016, he was considered to the winner of the ICC award for cricket player of the year. While that record belongs to Virat Kohli, he is still part of the ICC top ten rankings which is a great feat at this age.

Other achievements that he currently holds are being numbered six in the ICC ranking for all-rounders. He is also the first Indian in this history of the game to achieve score a century along with 5 wickets in the same game. Guess what? He’s done it twice! Both times were against the same cricket team- the West Indies. The last time any cricket player had done that was in 2002 with only 26 players achieving that rank in history. What an incredible career from an incredible player.

When he was younger and still in the junior team, his story started with him wanting to be a good batsman. However, with time, that plan did not seem to work out well.

If there is one thing which he would be grateful for, it is the fact that everything seems to have gone to plan in his career. He would surely have no problem calling it quits when the time comes. For some people, their advice would always be to call it quits when you are still very much on a high.