Ashwin: Ashwin will play for money even after retirement; will BCCI give double the pension than Vinod Kambli? Know here

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Star Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said goodbye to international cricket soon after the end of the third Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy being played in Australia. Let us know how much pension he will get from BCCI.

How Much Pension Ashwin Get form BCCI: While playing cricket, Ravichandran Ashwin made many such achievements and records, which is a cricketer's dream. However, now this legendary cricketer will not be seen in Team India's jersey, because Ashwin said goodbye to international cricket immediately after the end of the third Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy being played in Australia. Along with making a name in the game, Ashwin was also not behind in terms of earnings. He has a net worth of crores. Many fans will have a question in their mind how much pension will Ashwin get from BCCI after retirement? Let us know...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) increased the pension scheme of former cricketers in 2022. Under this, all first-class cricketers who played 25 to 49 matches till the end of 2003-04 get Rs 30,000 per month, which was earlier Rs 15,000. At the same time, earlier those who played 50 to 74 matches and 75 or more matches till the end of 2003-04 used to get Rs 22,500 and Rs 30,000 respectively, but now they are getting Rs 45,000 and Rs 52,500 per month respectively. In 2015, the BCCI had said that all Test cricketers who retired before 31 December 1993 and played more than 25 Test matches would get Rs 50,000 every month, but according to the new scheme, this amount has now been increased to Rs 70,000.

How much pension will Ashwin get?

Ashwin's career spanned 106 Test matches. As per BCCI's pension scheme, the board can give him Rs 52,500 as a pension every month. However, it is BCCI that will decide how much money he will get. Let's talk about former cricketer Anil Kumble who is in the news these days. BCCI gives him Rs 30,000 every month. Kambli played 17 Test matches.

Ashwin net worth

Ashwin earns money from cricket. Apart from this, he also earns a lot from advertisements. These include Myntra, Bombay Shaving Company, Manna Foods, Aristocrat Bags, Oppo, Move, Specsmakers, Zoomcar, Coco Studio Tamil and Dream 11. According to reports, Ashwin's net worth is Rs 132 crore. For the upcoming IPL season, Ashwin was bought by Chennai Super Kings for a huge amount of Rs 9.75 crore.

Ashwin's career

Ashwin is the second-highest Test wicket taker for India after Anil Kumble (619). He took a total of 537 wickets in 106 Test matches. This legend took 156 wickets in 116 ODIs and 72 wickets in 65 T20s. Not only bowling, Ashwin also played amazing innings with the bat. Especially in Tests. He has 3503 Test runs with 6 centuries. He scored 707 runs in ODIs and 184 runs in T20s. Ashwin has 37 five-wicket hauls in Tests, which is the highest record by any Indian bowler. Leaving behind Kumble (35 times), he became number 1 in this matter.

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