Engineers who turned out to be cricketers
Here are five Indian cricketers who graduated as engineers in different fields.
3. Ravichandran Ashwin - Engineering in Information Technology
Ravichandran Ashwin is by far one of the modern-day legendary spinners, especially going by his record. The ace spinner made his India debut in 2010. Ashwin was part of the 2011 World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy-winning Indian teams. Moreover, he also played a huge role in India reaching the final of the 2014 T20 World Cup.
Ashwin has played 93 Tests, 113 ODIs, and 65 T20Is to date and picked 486, 151, and 72 wickets respectively. He has also won the IPL multiple times with Chennai Super Kings and led Punjab Kings in the tournament. Currently, he plays for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
As far as Ravichandran Ashwin’s personal life is concerned, he was born on 17 September 1986 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Ashwin was educated at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and St. Bede's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School. He also attended SSN College of Engineering, in Chennai, and graduated with a B.Tech in Information Technology.
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