Can R Ashwin play in T20 leagues abroad after retiring from IPL? Everything you need to know | Cricket news

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R Ashwin celebrated in an IPL match for the Royals of Rajasthan.

Ravichandran Ashwin announced on Wednesday his retirement from the Indian Premier League, ending his 16 -year -old association with the tournament. The 38-year-old Off-Spinner decision comes from months after her international cricket retirement in December.Ashwin shared her news from retirement via the X social media platform, expressing his reflections on the future.

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“They say that each end will have a new start, my time as an IPL cricket ends today, but my time as an exploner of the game around various leagues begins today,” said Ashwin.“I would like to thank all the franchisees for all the wonderful memories and relationships over the years and especially the IPL and the BCCI for what they have given me so far. I am looking forward to enjoying and making the most of what is ahead,” he added.Ashwin made his IPL debut with Chennai Super Kings in 2009 and concluded his trip with the same team in IPL 2025, after joining them for Rs 9.75 crore after a ten -year gap.During his IPL career extending over 221 games, Ashwin won 187 counters at an average of 30.22, his best bowlingal figures being 4/34. He also contributed to the bat, marking 833 points with a highest score of 50 and an average of 13.02.Throughout his trip IPL, Ashwin played for several teams, including Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. He particularly succeeded with CSK, being a crucial part of their winning championship teams in 2010 and 2011.Can R Ashwin play for foreign T20 leagues?

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The former versatile of India Ravichandran Ashwin in a match involving Chennai Super Kings.

Ashwin declared in his social media that his “time as an explrator of the game around various leagues begins today”, suggesting that he was open to playing in world leagues such as ILT20 water, the SA20 of South Africa, Australia Big Bash (BBL), England of the hundred hundreds of major league crickets of the one hundred and the United States (MLC).This would not have been possible during the time that Ashwin was part of the CSK and / or involved in Indian cricket – at national or international level.According to BCCI rules, a male player must respect the following rules to play abroad T20– Retired international cricket– Retired from domestic cricket– withdrawn from the IPLSome of the former players to have taken the ground in the T20 leagues abroad are Munaf Patel, Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthapppa, Yusuf Pathan, Ambati Rayudi, Shikhar Dhawan and Dineh Karthik.