Murugan Ashwin (born 8 September 1990) is an Indian

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er who plays for

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Domestic career

Ashwin made his List A debut on 11 December 2015 in the 2015–16 Vijay Hazare Trophy. He made his

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debut on 2 January 2016 in the

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Indian Premier League

Ashwin was bought at the

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auction by the

Rising Pune Supergiants Rising Pune Supergiant (often abbreviated as RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and as a finalist in 2017. It was the second team representing Pune after Pune Warriors ...

for INR 4.5 crores from his base price of INR 10 lakhs. In February 2017, in the 2017 IPL auction, Ashwin was bought by the

Delhi Daredevils Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) are a franchise cricket team based out of Delhi in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadiu ...

team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for INR 1 crore. In January 2018, Ashwin was bought by the

Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore (often abbreviated as RCB) are a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). It was founded in 2008 by United Spirits and named after the company's liquor ...

in the

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. In December 2018, he was bought by the

Kings XI Punjab Punjab Kings (PBKS) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Established in 2008 as the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), the franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zi ...

in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. In February 2022, he has been bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2022 Indian Premier League auction.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashwin, Murugan 1990 births Living people Indian cricketers Tamil Nadu cricketers Cricketers from Chennai Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers Rising Pune Supergiant cricketers Delhi Capitals cricketers India Red cricketers Punjab Kings cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers