Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, along with Telegu actress Sreeleela, has been awarded PETA India's Most Beautiful Vegetarian Celebrity of 2025. They have been crowned with the title for being compassionate towards animals and living a vegetarian lifestyle. Notably, Ashwin has been a vegetarian since birth and has dogs whom he treats like his own family members. Ashwin often used his social media fanbase to promote kindness towards animals. It includes a widely shared video, which he shared too- a man giving CPR to an injured monkey, saving his life. Sreeleela, on the other side, has been vocal about animal rights and promotes kindness for the voiceless. She had even shared her diet, which was mostly vegetarian, adding masala dosa as her favorite food. PETA India's Vice President of Celebrity and Public Relations, Sachin Bangera said, “From cows and dogs to monkeys, animals have powerful allies in Sreeleela and Ravichandran Ashwin.Through both their food choices and their actions, they show that compassion for animals is truly the most beautiful quality of all.” Ashwin: India’s Modern Spin Maestro Ravichandran Ashwin’s career is best explained through numbers that underline his impact across formats. In 106 Tests, Ashwin picked up 537 wickets at an outstanding average of 24.00, including 37 five-wicket hauls and eight ten-fors, making him India’s second-highest Test wicket-taker. His consistency is reflected in a strike rate of 50.7, remarkable for a frontline spinner. In limited-overs cricket, Ashwin claimed 156 ODI wickets and 72 T20I wickets, adapting his craft to faster formats with control and variations. Ashwin’s value extends beyond bowling. In Tests, he scored 3,503 runs, including six centuries and 14 fifties, often rescuing India from difficult situations. In the IPL, he featured in 221 matches, taking 187 wickets, while also contributing handy runs down the order. These statistics collectively portray Ashwin as a rare modern great — a thinking bowler and a dependable all-rounder whose numbers speak of longevity, skill, and match-winning influence.