Ashwin’s shirpecha! Completing 709 wickets, he overtook Harbhajan, taking 3 other records too

India won the Dominica Test match by 1 innings and 141 runs. With this, the Indian team took a 1-0 lead in the series. On the third day of the first Test on Friday (July 14), West Indies were bowled out for 130 runs. So India won the first match easily. Indian veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shined in this match. He completed the quintet of wickets in the first innings and the second innings to create special records. In a record, he became the second Indian to take the most wickets in international cricket.

In the second innings, Windies were bowled out for 130 runs
The batsmen of the West Indies team did not perform well in the second innings either. They had no answer to Ravichandran Ashwin’s spin. Alik Athanaje alone scored the highest innings of 28 runs from Windies. Apart from him, not a single batsman could play a special innings. Meanwhile, R Ashwin (R Ashwin) continued to cast a web of spin and like a fish, 7 batsmen of the hosts got stuck in it one after the other. In the second innings, Ashwin bowled 21.3 overs and spent a total of 71 runs and took the most 7 wickets. Also, Ravindra Jadeja took 2 wickets and Mohammad Siraj took 1 wicket. Ashwin registered a special record as soon as he completed 7 wickets.

R Ashwin’s records
Ashwin’s 709 wickets in international cricket were completed with these 7 wickets. Hence, he became the second Indian bowler to take the most wickets in international cricket. Indian spinner Anil Kumble tops the list. He has 953 wickets to his name. Also, Harbhajan Singh is at the third place in the list and he has taken 707 wickets in his career.

Additionally, Ashwin’s second record is that he has taken 5 or more wickets in a Test innings 34 times. It was Ashwin’s best bowling performance in any Test innings while playing overseas. Ashwin also took five wickets in the first innings of this match. So he took 12 wickets at the cost of 131 runs in the match. It was Ashwin’s best performance in any Test abroad. It also became the third best overseas bowling performance by an Indian bowler.

2nd 5-wicket haul in the ongoing Test 👍

34th 5-wicket haul in Test 👌

8th 10-wicket haul in Tests 👏

Well done, R Ashwin 🙌 🙌

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Ashwin’s third record is 8 times he has taken 10 or more wickets in any Test. Among the Indian bowlers, Kumble had done such a feat before Ashwin. Now both of them are equal with 8 times. Ashwin now has a chance to overtake Kumble as well. Additionally, Ashwin’s fourth record is that he has taken 5 or more wickets in an innings six times against the West Indies. (india beat west indies in dominica test match by innings and 141 runs ravichandran ashwin made special records read)

Indian with most wickets in international cricket
953- Anil Kumble
709- R Ashwin*
707- Harbhajan Singh

Most 5 wickets in both innings of a Test match
11- Muthiah Muralitharan
8- Rangana Herath
6- Sidney Barnes
6- R Ashwin*

India Vs. Most wickets in West Indies Tests
89- Kapil Dev
76- Malcolm Marshall
74- Anil Kumble
72- R Ashwin*
68 – Srinivasa Venkataraghavan

India Vs. Most 5-wicket haul in West Indies Tests
6- Malcolm Marshall
6- R Ashwin*
5- Harbhajan Singh

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