IPL: Top 5 Tamil Nadu cricketers in tournament's history
Tamil Nadu, the southern state of India, has produced some exceptional cricketers who have shown their mettle in the Indian Premier League.
1. Ravichandran Ashwin
The 36-year-old bowler is probably the most successful player in IPL's history from Chennai. He has taken a total of 161 wickets in 187 games in IPL at an average of 28.63, an economy of 6.96, and a strike rate of 24.6. Ravichandran Ashwin is among the top five leading wicket-takers in IPL. He made his IPL debut in 2009 with Chennai Super Kings and played just two games.
He became a regular member of the team from the 2010 edition and remained with them till 2015. In 2016, Ashwin played for Rising Pune Supergiant and missed the 2017 edition due to a sports hernia. In 2018, Punjab Kings picked Ashwin for INR 7.6 crore and captained the side for the next two editions. In 2020, Ashwin was transferred to Delhi Capitals and was picked by Rajasthan Royals in 2022 for INR 5 crores.
Ashwin had taken ten or more wickets each season from 2010 to 2020. With the bat, he has scored 648 runs at a strike rate of 116.55 and made his maiden half-century last season. Ashwin enjoyed a lot of success while he was a part of CSK and finished as the third-highest wicket-taker for the team, with 90 wickets in 97 games at an average of 24.22. Despite so many wickets to his name, Ashwin has picked a four-wicket haul only once in his IPL career.
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