Rising Pune Supergiants, TNCA President's XI, Tamil Nadu
Nature on field
Aggressive
Likes to play against
Australia
Favourite Ball
Googly
Records (main ones)
2nd highest wicket taker in the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 10 wickets.
Career Turning Point
Performance in the 2016 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Personal Life
Date of Birth
8 September 1990
Age (as in 2017)
27 Years
Birth Place
Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign
Virgo
Nationality
Indian
Hometown
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
School
Santhome Higher Secondary School, Chennai
DAV Public School, Chennai
College
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai
Educational Qualifications
Mechanical Engineering
Family
Father- EraMurukan Ramasami (Writer) Mother- Not Known Brothers- Not Known Sisters- Not Known
Religion
Hindu
Hobbies
Reading
Controversies
Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer
Batsman: Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni Bowler: Anil Kumble and Shane Warne
Favourite Food
Pasta
Favourite Actor
Rajinikanth, R Madhavan, Farhan Akhtar, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Suriya and Dulquer Salmaan
Favourite Actress
Deepika Padukone and Trisha Krishnan
Favourite Book
A Little Inspiration by Diane Lewis
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status
Married
Affairs/Girlfriends
Not Known
Wife
Aishwarya Subramanian
Some lesser known facts about Murugan Ashwin
Does Murugan Ashwin smoke?:Â No
Does Murugan Ashwin drink alcohol?:Â Not Known
Murugan is often misunderstood as the brother Indian offspinner R Ashwin, which he is not.
Though, there a common think between the two as he and R Ashwin both graduated from the Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering in Chennai.
He is the son of famous Tamil novelist and VP of HCL technologies, Era Murugan.
He was the biggest gainer in the 2016 IPL auction when Rising Pune Super Giants bought him for 4.5 crores (INR) from the base price of 10 lakhs (INR).
He was a sharp student as he scored 93% in CBSE Matrics, 94.5% in 12th boards and GPA of 8 in mechanical engineering.
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