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Ravichandran Ashwin - Interesting Facts, Trivia, And Records About 'Ash'

By Sahil Mathur September 17, 2021 • 10:26 AM View: 4503

Ravichandran Ashwin, who celebrates his birthday today (17th September), comes on the list of best all-time great spinners in cricket history. Ashwin is a nerdy Tamilian who loves to play with angles to get the better of opposition batters.

Here are some interesting facts, trivia, and records about R Ashwin:

1) Ravichandran Ashwin was born in 1986 in Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and St. Bede's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School. St Bede was where Ashwin developed his skills under the coaching of C.K. Vijay and Chandra. He also has a Btech degree in IT.

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