New Delhi: Ravichandran Ashwin excelled with both the bat and ball guiding India to a momentous victory in the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai. Ashwin scored his sixth Test century (113) to help India post a commanding total and then shined with the ball in the second innings as claimed 6 wickets to power the hosts to a mammoth 280-run win.
With the second and final Test match in Kanpur just two days away, Ashwin is on the cusp of breaking some big Test records. Will the spin legend be able to script history again and register these records in his name is a question which remains unanswered till now. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at the big records that Ashwin can break in the second Test match.
Highest wicket-taker in India vs Bangladesh Tests
Ravichandran Ashwin just needs three more wickets to go past Zaheer Khan’s record of 31 wickets and become the bowler with most number of wickets in Test between India and Bangladesh.
Leading wicket-taker in WTC cycle 2023-25
Four more wickets in the Kanpur Test match will take Ashwin to 52 wickets and make him the leading wicket-taker during the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. Currently, Josh Hazlewood leads the chart.
Second-most fifers in Test history
Ashwin is currently level with Australian great Shane Warne in having the second-most five-wicket hauls in Test history. A fifer in the Kanpur Test would make the Indian legend the clear second place. Currently, Ashwin has 37 five-wicket hauls in the longest format of the game.
Leading wicket-taker in WTC history
Ashwin requires eight more wickets to surpass Australia’s Nathan Lyon as the highest-wicket taker in the World Test Championship history. The Indian spinner is second with 180 wickets while Australian leads with 187 wickets.
Seventh-highest wicket-taker in Test history
The Indian spin wizard needs just nine more wickets to bag the seventh position in the all-time highest wicket-takers list in Test cricket. Currently, Ashwin has 522 wickets to his name.
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