Ravichandran Ashwin has these 2 great records in his sights, he will leave behind Shane Warne and Nathan Lyon in Kanpur Test

Cricket News Desk. Team India defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test played in Chennai. Now Team India has reached Kanpur with the intention of clean sweeping Bangladesh. Ravichandran Ashwin played an important role in Team India's victory in the first Test. Ashwin performed brilliantly with both bat and ball. He scored a brilliant century during India's first innings and then took 6 wickets in the second innings. In this way he equaled the record of the great Shane Warne.

In fact, during Bangladesh's second innings, Ashwin dismissed 6 batsmen for 88 runs in 21 overs. By doing this, he equaled Shane Warne's record of taking 5 wickets in a Test innings for the 37th time in his career. Warne also holds the record of taking 5 wickets in 37 Test innings. Now if Ashwin takes 5 wickets in the Kanpur Test, he will surpass Shane Warne. Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan holds the record of taking the maximum 5 wickets in a Test innings. He had achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets in 67 innings.

Most 5-wicket hauls in Test cricket
Muttiah Muralitharan – 67
R Ashwin- 37
Shane Warne- 37
Sir Richard Hadlee – 36
Anil Kumble- 35

Ashwin will kill two birds with one stone
Ashwin will have a great opportunity to beat not only Shane Warne but also Nathan Lyon. Ashwin has 522 wickets in 101 Test matches. If he takes a total of 9 wickets in both innings of the Kanpur Test, he will leave Lyon behind as the bowler taking the most wickets in Test cricket. He has taken 530 wickets in 129 Test matches. Let us tell you that Lyon is the 7th bowler in terms of taking the most wickets in Test cricket while R Ashwin is at the 8th position.

Highest wicket taker in test cricket
Muttiah Muralitharan – 800
Shane Warne – 708
James Anderson – 704
Anil Kumble – 619
Stuart Broad – 604
Glenn McGrath – 563
Nathan Lyon – 530
R Ashwin – 522