New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) extended its greetings to former Indian spin-bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, widely regarded as one of the finest spinners of his generation, as he turned 40 on Thursday.

Ashwin finished his international career with 765 wickets, including 537 in Tests, 156 in ODIs and 72 in T20Is. His 537 Test wickets came in 106 matches, with 37 five-wicket hauls and eight 10-wicket match hauls.

"287 int'l matches, 765 int'l wickets, 4394 int'l runs, including 6 Test hundreds. Winner of ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013. Here's wishing #TeamIndia great Ravichandran Ashwin @ashwinravi99 a very happy birthday," BCCI wrote in an X post.

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