With the wicket of Zak Crawley on the first delivery of the 14th over, Ravichandran Ashwin created history and completed his 500 wickets in Test cricket. He stands in the second position on the list of all-time leading wicket-takers in India after Anil Kumble, who picked up a total of 619 wickets in 132 matches with a bowling average of 29.65 and an economy rate of 2.69.
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Ashwin picked up his 500th wicket of his career during his 98th Test match, and in the fifth test against England, he will be playing the 100th Test match of his career.
Started Journey in 2011, now the second top-wicket taker for India
Ravichandran Ashwin’s contribution to India has been exceptional, as he is the second-highest wicket-taker for the side in Test cricket and has played a very crucial role for India in snatching victories on many occasions. He made his debut in Test cricket on November 6, 2011, during a Test match against the West Indies in Delhi. He has appeared in a total of 98* matches and picked up 500 wickets.
His performance has also been very impressive in the limited-overs format of the game, as he took a total of 156 wickets for the side in 116 matches with a bowling average of 33.20 and an economy rate of 4.93, including 1 four-wicket haul and the best bowling figure of 4/25. Ashwin has played a total of 65 T20 internationals for India and picked up 72 wickets with a bowling average of 23.22 and an economy of 6.90.
Ashwin will play his 100th Test in Dharamshala on March 7
Ravichandran Ashwin is currently playing his 98th Test match and will play the 100th Test match of his career on March 7, 2024, in Dharamshala. With the commencement of the fifth and last match of the test series between India and England, Ashwin will also complete the century of his appearance in test cricket.
The role of Ashwin has been instrumental in India’s victory, and he is one of the best spinners of all time. Along with the ball, he also has the ability to hit runs with the bat, and he has scored 3271 runs in test matches with a batting average of 26.59 and also smashed 5 centuries in test cricket.
Sachin Tendulkar also congratulated the bowler on his success via a tweet
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