Ashwin. He can be many things at once but if there was one attribute that consumed him intensely, it was his passion for the willow game. To see Ashwin at nets, before a game or during a match ...

Ashwin's first series award away came in a tough series in which India had to turn over a 0-1 deficit. He became the first Indian spinner to take 20 or more wickets in an away series containing ...

Ashwin's 537 wickets from 106 Tests is the second highest by an Indian bowler behind Anil Kumble's 619. He also played 116 one-dayers and 65 Twenty20 Internationals, finishing with 765 wickets ...

With him, it's always been about mind over feelings ... until his retirement day revealed a rare emotional side ©AFP R Ashwin almost tripped as he walked into the wrong room late on Wednesday ...