NEW DELHI: Former Indian Ravichandran Ashwin is not sold at the ILT20 2025 auction in Dubai, despite entering an offer at a base price of USD 120,000. The 38 -year -old Snub Veteran was shocked, given his excellent career as one of the most successful winners in India.Ashwin has signed up for the UAE-based league following his recent retirement from the International Cricket and the Indian Premier League, making its availability a significant talk point ahead. Ashwin enjoyed a great IPL career, retiring as a legend after 221 games across five franchises, making it the seventh most in the league history. The IPL champion twice with Chennai Super Kings in 2010 and 2011, Ashwin claimed 187 Wickets IPL (fifth all the time) and took 317 Wickets in 333 T20 matches overall. His last IPL auction saw him sold to CSK for a large 9.75 crore inr, outlined his value in the shortest format.Although the ILT20 auction left him unsold, Ashwin signed for the Big Bash League (BBL) season 15, where he would represent Sydney Thunder. This step made it the first male cricket to play for the Indian national team to join the BBL club.“Indian legend Ravichandran Ashwin has made history, joining Sydney Thunder for BBL | 15. The Thunder Nation will welcome the largest overseas signing since the establishment of the league, with Ashwin ready to become the first men to represent India to join the BBL club,” Sydney Thunder said in an official release.
