India, June 18 -- Ex-India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is going to make history in Major League Cricket 2026 after signing with the San Francisco Unicorns. The experienced spinner, who decided to call time on his international career in late 2024 and even stepped away from the IPL in 2025, is going to be the first Indian-capped player to feature in Major League Cricket.

Ashwin's presence is a huge recognition for MLC, a competition that has turned in a remarkably short period of time into one of the major franchise leagues outside the IPL. Since it was first held in 2023, the league has managed to bring in top stars from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the West Indies, and Pakistan, but the Indian internationals have been missi...