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R Ashwin celebrating after the taking the wicket of Ben Duckett. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI
Ravichandran Ashwin is just four wickets away from a milestone of 500 wickets in Test cricket. With 496 wickets in 96 matches, all eyes will be on the Tamil Nadu spinner when he takes the cherry in the Vizag Test.
Ashwin, if he can take four wickets during India vs England 2nd Test, will become the first Indian after Anil Kumble to take 500 Test wickets in international cricket. Ashwin is playing his 97th Test and in the first innings of Hyderabad Test, he was the one who broke the 55-run opening partnership between Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett by removing the latter leg before wicket.
The 37-year-old got two more wickets as he removed Crawley and Mark Wood to reach the tally of 493 wickets. He claimed three wickets in the second innings of first Test but can’t stop Ollie Pope during his magnificient 196 runs.
Second fastest to 500 Test wickets
When did Ashwin complete his milestone wickets?
While Ashwin reached 50 Test wickets in nine matches, he reached 100 Test wickets in 18 matches, 150 in 29 matches and 200 in 37 matches. The Tamil Nadu born set a world record by reaching 250 wickets in 45 matches and 300 wickets in 54 matches. He reached 350 Test wickets in 66 Tests and then took 11 more matches to get to 400 wickets in only his 77th Test match and reached the milestone of 450 Test wickets in his 89th Test.
First Published: Feb 03 2024 | 12:20 PM IST
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