Players / Ravichandran Ashwin

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 4th day

India's other-end problem

Jan 9, 2015: When R Ashwin was actually onto something, however briefly, the other end mattered. If only India can sort out the other end, all the runs that Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have been scoring might amount to something

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 4th day

Australia race to 348-run lead

Jan 9, 2015: On the fourth afternoon at the SCG, Australia rollicked along at better than a run a ball in their second innings, hoping to beat India and the weather.

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 4th day

'We need a few more runs' - Warner

Dec 29, 2014: David Warner has indicated that Australia will look to add to their 326-run lead on the fifth morning before declaring, with events from the Adelaide Test fresh in their mind

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 2nd day

India firm on short-ball plan for Haddin

Dec 27, 2014: R Ashwin has said that India will continue to target Brad Haddin with shorter deliveries with the aim of exploiting his weakness

Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, 1st day

A day that lived up to Boxing Day expectations

Dec 26, 2014: Tests don't come grander than the Boxing Day and the first day's play at the MCG lived up to expectations, with its subplots and slow twists

West Indies in India 2014-15

Ashwin rested, Kuldeep picked in ODI squad

Oct 4, 2014: Teenage chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who has had an impressive Champions League T20 campaign, is the only new face in the 14-man squad for the first three ODIs against West Indies

England v India, 4th ODI, Edgbaston

Tweaks on action paying off for Ashwin

Sep 1, 2014: Having worked on his action during his time out of the side, R Ashwin has achieved encouraging results with a more side-on release

India news

Ashwin honoured with Arjuna award

Aug 29, 2014: India offspinner R Ashwin has been conferred the Arjuna award, an Indian government honour to recognise outstanding achievement in national sport

India in England 2014

Bhuvneshwar dragged down by the rest

Aug 18, 2014: India's marks out of ten after their 3-1 defeat in the Tests against England

India in England 2014

India's return to nets hints at changes

Aug 4, 2014: India's first day on a cricket field since the loss at the Ageas Bowl, and what would have been a demoralising verdict for them in the James Anderson hearing, began with a longish huddle at Old Trafford on Monday afternoon

Why isn't Ashwin playing?

Jul 12, 2014: It's close to inexplicable how India's best spinner is being left out in favour of bits-and-pieces players

What spinners should know about bowling in England

Jul 4, 2014: Bide your time, put your body behind each delivery, and play with the batsman's mind

India news

'Holding role is not my strength' - Ashwin

Jun 4, 2014: Ahead of his first tour of England, R Ashwin has said he wants to revert to being an attacking bowler

IPL 2014 newsfile

Gavaskar hopes for controversy-free IPL in India

May 4, 2014: A round-up of IPL-related news on May 4, 2014

IPL newsfile

Super Kings to go all out - McCullum

Apr 21, 2014: A round-up of IPL news from April 21

India v South Africa, World T20, semi-final

Guts key to spin bowling - Ashwin

Apr 3, 2014: R Ashwin believes the "guts" shown by the Indian spinners to flight the ball and overcome the fear of being hit in T20s has been the major factor for India's success

Australia v India, World T20, Group 2, Mirpur

Yuvraj, Ashwin deliver clean sweep

Mar 30, 2014: Yuvraj Singh roared back to form with a 60 before R Ashwin took four wickets to give India a clean sweep in the group stage

India cricket

Nothing to hide

Mar 29, 2014: Cricket moves on with the influx of long sleeves, but it also celebrates the Ashwins, who bowl with half sleeves, a little more as the perception - to be seen as fair - matters

India cricket

Ashwin defends different action

Mar 29, 2014: R Ashwin has defended his action in the Asia Cup as an experiment, saying he did not want to "lag behind" bowlers who derived more advantage from long sleeves that allowed them to use their elbows a little more.

India news

Pace variations working for Ashwin

Mar 29, 2014: India's spinners have been among the standout performers of the World T20 and what has worked for them is that they have varied their speeds, R Ashwin said