Murugan Ashwin Explained

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Murugan Ashwin . 22 December 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
2. Web site: Vijay Hazare Trophy, Group A: Mumbai v Tamil Nadu at Hyderabad, Dec 11, 2015 . 22 December 2015 . ESPNcricinfo.
3. Web site: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Group A: Haryana v Tamil Nadu at Nagpur, Jan 2, 2016 . 10 January 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
4. Web site: List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2016 . 8 February 2016 . ESPNcricinfo.
5. Web site: List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 . 20 February 2017 . ESPNcricinfo.
6. Web site: List of sold and unsold players . 27 January 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
7. Web site: IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players . 18 December 2018 . ESPNcricinfo.
8. Web site: IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom . The Times of India . 18 December 2018.
9. Web site: IPL2022 Auction.