Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has signed up to play in Big Bash League in Australia for Sydney Thunder team. Ravichandran Ashwin will play for Sydney Thunder in BBL this season. (Source: X)

Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin created history in the Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia. Ashwin has become the first Indian Test cricketer to officially sign up for a BBL team with Sydney Thunder announcing his signing on Thursday.

The 39-year-old if the first-ever male Test cricketer to be signed up to play in the BBL. Former India Under-19 captain Unmukt Chand has represented Melbourne Renegades in the BBL but he never got to play for India at the Test level.

Indian women cricketers like Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues have played in Women’s BBL

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