India, Aug. 27 -- Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has announced his retirement from the IPL. Ashwin broke the news on the social media platform X and said he will now explore playing in leagues around the world. Ashwin finishes as the fourth-highest wicket taker in the Indian Premier League, with 187 wickets from 221 matches. He represented several franchises during his 14-year-long career, including Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals and the Rajasthan Royals; however, it was only fitting that his last season was with CSK, a team he made his IPL debut with in 2009.

Ashwin had already told CSK a couple of weeks ago that he wanted to part ways with the franchise. The veteran cricketer was hig...