Ravichandran

Adnan Abidi/Reuters West Indies Marlon Samuels, right, was clean bowled by India's Ravichandran Ashwin, not seen, as India's wicket keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, left, watched Tuesday during the third day of their first test cricket match in New Delhi.

Asia in Pictures 2011

He tried to sweep his fourth delivery from the tall off‑spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, was undone by the extra bounce obtained by the bowler and by his own frenetic state of mind, and succeeded only in steepling a top edge in the direction of backward square leg.

Kevin Pietersen lives the dream in India to end England year on a high 2011

Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Indian cricketers Yuvraj Singh, left, Sachin Tendulkar, second left, Yusuf Pathan, second right, and Ravichandran Ashwin, right, celebrated after winning a football game during a training session at the M.

India This Week 2011

Agence France-Presse/Getty Images India's Ravichandran Ashwin, right, with Yuvraj Singh, left, celebrates the wicket of Australian batsman Shane Watson during the match.

India vs. Australia 2011

It's hard to know just how well spinners Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin bowled, especially when they helped to dismiss the visitors for only 153 in the first innings.

Within India's Win Lies Opportunity for Reflection Richard Lord 2011

Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina failed to make much of an impression before departing to controversial umpiring decisions – India's reticence to use the Decision Review System counting against them – with Ravichandran Ashwin's 64-ball 31 proving too little too late.

West Indies 260-5, India 244 | Third ODI match report 2011

Neither the Sri Lankans Rangana Herath and Suraj Randiv nor Indian spinners such as Ravichandran Ashwin although very good and Pragyan Ojha ought to pose quite the threat that did Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman and to an extent Mohammad Hafeez on the slow, low turners produced in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Andy Flower must turn England batsmen into masters of spin | Mike Selvey 2012

Brandon Malon/Reuters Ravichandran Ashwin of India , right, reacts to a missed run-out opportunity during the first day of the fourth test cricket match against Australia in Adelaide.

Asia in Pictures 2012

Ravichandran, a bright student from Tamilnadu, later on became a Party wholetimer and spent a few years in West Bengal jails.

Archive 2006-07-01 Abhay N 2006

In the humanities class when we were asked to write a piece on rupee devaluation that had just taken place, in my section Ravichandran and myself wrote it condemning the US pressure and were branded as only leftists by the teacher.

Archive 2006-07-01 Abhay N 2006