The Indian cricket team managed to end the 2-match Test series played in South Africa with a 1-1 draw. Now Team India has to play its next Test series at home against the England team, which will start from January 25. In this five-match series, all eyes are going to be on the Indian team’s experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, facing whom in home conditions has not been an easy task for any team. At the same time, Ashwin can also make some big records in his name in this Test series, one of which he has come very close to.
After Anil Kumble, he can become the second player to do this.
So far, the mark of 500 wickets for India in Test cricket has been crossed only by former captain Anil Kumble, who has taken 619 wickets in 132 matches in his Test career, while Ashwin is currently standing just 10 steps away from the mark of 500 Test wickets. Are. Ashwin has so far taken 490 wickets while playing in 95 Test matches and he is second in terms of taking most wickets for India after Anil Kumble. If we look at World Test cricket, Ashwin is at 9th position in terms of taking most wickets. In such a situation, if Ashwin plays all the matches in the Test series against England, then he will cross this figure very easily. Apart from this, in domestic conditions, as a batsman, Ashwin also proves to be a very useful player in the lower order for the team.
Ashwin’s record against England was like this
If we look at Ravichandran Ashwin’s record in Test cricket against England, he has so far taken 88 wickets at an average of 28.59 while playing in 19 Test matches. During this period, he has taken 5 wickets in an innings 6 times and has also taken 10 wickets in a match. If we look at Ashwin’s record against England in India, he has taken 74 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 27.77. Apart from this, Ashwin’s record in batting has also been excellent against England, in which he has scored 970 runs in 31 innings at an average of 37.31, which also includes one century and 6 half-centuries.