IND vs ENG | Accidentally became a cricketer, never imagined I will wear Indian jersey: Ashwin
Cricket | February 26, 2021 18:28 ISTAshwin, on Thursday, became the fourth Indian to reach 400 wickets in Test cricket.
Ashwin, on Thursday, became the fourth Indian to reach 400 wickets in Test cricket.
Trapping Jofra Archer in front of middle, in the second innings in Ahmedabad on Thursday, Ashwin reached the milestone of 400 Test wickets - fourth by an Indian, 16th overall, and sixth by a spinner.
Ashwin reached the landmark in the day-night third Test against England here when he dismissed Jofra Archer in England's second innings.
Ashwin became the second-fastest bowler in the history of the game (after Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan) to reach the feat.
Patel picked five wickets in the second essay, adding to his outstanding haul of six in the first innings as England collapsed at dinner break to record one of their worst batting shows.
India's Ravichandran Ashwin became the second-fastest bowler in the history of the game to reach 400 wickets in Test cricket.
No other batsman has been dismissed more times by Ashwin than Stokes, surpassing Australia's David Warner with 10 dismissals and Alastair Cook with nine.
In the Day-Night Test against England, Ashwin teamed up with Axar Patel as the duo bundled out the tourists for just 112 runs.
Ashwin has already taken 17 wickets in the series so far and is expected to add some more to his kitty in the third Test beginning on Wednesday.
Ashwin's last appearance for India in limited-overs format was back in 2017 against West Indies.
After being outplayed in the first Test, Virat Kohli-led India staged a remarkable turnaround to win the second Test and level the four-game series 1-1.
Ashwin hit an excellent 106 in India's second innings and took eight wickets with his off-spin in the second Test against England in Chennai.
Ashwin talked to Kohli about his performance in the game, and the shift in his body-language throughout during the pandemic-induced lockdown.
Axar is also the second Indian left-arm spinner after Dilip Joshi, who took 6 for 103 against Australia in Chennai in 1979, to join the list.
Ashwin scored 106 runs off 148 balls with the help of 14 fours and a six, notching up his fifth Test ton on a turning Chepauk track.
Proving his worth with the bat, Ashwin scored 106 runs off 148 balls with the help of 14 fours and a six on a turning Chepauk wicket.
Ben Stokes fell to Ravichandran Ashwin for the third time in a row during the second innings of the second Test in Chennai.
Ravichandran Ashwin slammed a century during the Day 3 of the second Test against England in Chennai.
Ashwin scored his fifth Test century on Monday, and subsequently became the first Indian player to score a hundred and take five wickets in an innings of a Test for the third time.
Ashwin's fifth Test hundred -- a gutsy 106 off 148 balls along with Virat Kohli's near flawless 62 off 149 balls got India to a more than decent 286 in 85.5 overs, leaving England with an improbable target of 482 runs
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