Cricket-India's Ashwin ends IPL career, may play in other leagues

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians - M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India - March 23, 2025 Chennai Super Kings' Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians' Will Jacks/REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ended his Indian Premier League (IPL) career on Wednesday but hinted he may be available to play other competitions of franchise cricket.

"They say every ending will have a new start, my time as an IPL cricketer comes to a close today, but my time as an explorer of the game around various leagues begins today," the 38-year-old posted on X.