Murugan Ashwin

In this Indian name, the name Murugan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ashwin.

Murugan Ashwin (born 8 September 1990) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Chandigarh having previously represented Tamil Nadu.^[1]

Murugan Ashwin

Ashwin during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Personal information
Born	(1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012–2022	Tamil Nadu
2016	Rising Pune Supergiant
2018	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2019–2021	Punjab Kings
2022	Mumbai Indians
2023	Rajasthan Royals
2023–	Chandigarh
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 7 29 105 Runs scored 82 113 146 Batting average 16.40 9.41 7.30 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 27 25* 34* Balls bowled 861 1,140 2,163 Wickets 1 28 101 Bowling average 582.00 39.53 26.01 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/176 3/14 3/8 Catches/stumpings 1/– 12/– 31/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 May 2024

Domestic career

Ashwin made his List A debut on 11 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy.^[2] He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.^[3]

Indian Premier League

Ashwin was bought at the 2016 Indian Premier League auction by the Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 4.5 crores from his base price of INR 10 lakhs.^[4] In February 2017, in the 2017 IPL auction, Ashwin was bought by the Delhi Daredevils team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for INR 1 crore.^[5]

In January 2018, Ashwin was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2018 IPL auction.^[6] In December 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab for the base price of INR 20 lakh in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.^[7][8]

In February 2022, he has been bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2022 Indian Premier League auction.^[9]