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Ravichandran Ashwin 1st Indian to score century, pick up 5-for in same Test twice

Ravichandran Ashwin picked up seven wickets in the second innings after going wicketless in the first innings in the first Test against West Indies.

Ravichandran Ashwin bounced back brilliantly with the ball in the second innings against West Indies © AFP
Ravichandran Ashwin bounced back brilliantly with the ball in the second innings against West Indies © AFP

Ravichandran Ashwin scored 113 and picked up a 7-wicket haul in the first Test against West Indies and has therefore become the first Indian to score a century and pick up a 5-wicket haul on two occasions in Tests. Vinoo Mankad and Polly Umrigar have achieved this feat once. Mankad scored 184 and finished with 5 for 196 at Lord’s in 1952. Umrigar on the other hand scored an unbeaten 172 and then picked up five wickets at Port of Spain in the year 1962.  Ashwin failed to pick up a single wicket in the first innings but returned with figures of 7 for 83 in the second innings to help India thrash West Indies by an innings and 92 runs.  FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: India vs West Indies 2016, 1st Test at Antigua

India have gone 1-0 up in the four-match series. Other than Ashwin’s century, it was Virat Kohli, who initially hogged the limelight for scoring his maiden double century and became the first Indian captain to do so in overseas conditions. Ashwin and Kohli put on 168 for the fifth wicket to take India to a mammoth 566 for 8. Full Cricket Updates: India vs West Indies, 1st Test, Day 4

There were useful contributions down the order from Wriddhiman Saha and Amit Mishra, who scored 40 and 53 respectively.  IND vs WI Live Streaming: Watch live telecast on Ozee.com

India will look to pile on more misery on West Indies in the second Test, which begins on  July 30 at Kingston, Jamaica. Ashwin, who batted above wicketkeeper Saha at No. 6 in this match will hope that he gets to bat in the same position, where he can have more impact on the game.

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