R Ashwin will be seen playing in this foreign league after retirement, know when he will play his first match

R Ashwin: Indian cricket team’s veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had announced his retirement from international cricket in December 2024. After this, he also took retirement from IPL in the year 2025. Now Ashwin is going to be seen playing in a foreign league, for which the franchise has signed him.

In which foreign league will R Ashwin be seen playing?

Actually, former Indian star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is going to be seen playing in the fourth season of America’s Major League Cricket. The 39-year-old former Indian cricketer has been included in their team by San Francisco Unicorns. Ashwin is the first retired Indian player to play in this league. Ashwin has also expressed his eagerness to play in this league.

Ravichandran Ashwin has joined San Francisco Unicorns squad for MLC 2026.

– R Ashwin will play in his debut season for SFU 🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/l1auk0BSyD

— Maina Singh (@Maina_Singhx77) June 13, 2026

Also read: ‘If fighting is your hobby then come to the field, then…’, Sreesanth’s open challenge to Bhajji on slapping incident

When will Ashwin play his first match?

Major League Cricket 2026 is going to start from June 18. The first match of the tournament will be played between Texas Super Kings and Seattle Orcas at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Ashwin will be seen playing his first match in this tournament on June 20.

Ashwin expressed happiness

Let us tell you, the franchise has shared a video on its official social media account. In which Ashwin is expressing happiness about playing in this league. In the video released by the franchise, Ashwin says, “I am most excited because this is not a country where you play a lot of cricket. Although I have been playing cricket for many decades. But I have not got the experience of coming to America and playing here. I am eager to mingle with the people here.”