Top 5 greatest records of Ravichandran Ashwin in Test cricket

Edited By : Ansh Sharma | Dec 18, 2024, 12:32 PM IST

Published On Dec 18, 2024, 12:32 PM IST

Last UpdatedDec 18, 2024, 12:32 PM IST

The veteran India spinner has a ton of records in the longest format of the game and here are the 5 most impressive ones

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1. Fastest Indian bowler to reach 350 wickets in Tests

The 38-year-old won the Player of the Series award in India’s 2-match Test series against Bangladesh in October of this year. This saw him become the player with the joint-most Player of the Series awards alongside Muralitharan with 11 each. He is also the Indian player who has the most of these awards. Second to him is Virender Sehwag with 4 awards.

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2. Indian player with most Player of the Series awards in Tests

The 38-year-old is the Indian bowlers with the most 5-wicket hauls in the longest format with 37. Second Indian to him is Anil Kumble with 35 fifers. Ashwin is also the bowler with the joint second-most fifers in Tests as he is level with legendary Australia spinner Shane Warne.

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3. Indian bowler with most fifers in Tests

The India spinner has taken a total of 109 scalps with bowled in Test cricket. Second to him again is Kumble with 95 Test dismissals in the same way. As a whole, Ashwin is the bowler with fourth-most Test wickets by bowled only behind Muttiah Muralitharan, James Anderson and Shane Warne.

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4. Indian bowler with the most Test wickets taken by bowled

The 38-year-old is the Indian bowler with the joint-most 10-wicket hauls in Test cricket alongside Anil Kumble with 8 each. Ashwin made his Test debut back in 2011 and has been a very important player for India since then in the longest format.