Ravichandran Ashwin Created History: Indian spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has created another history against England. The bowler has become the first player to achieve this feat against England.
Ravichandran Ashwin Created History: Indian spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin has created history in the Ranchi Test match being played between India and England. Ashwin had taken the 500th wicket of Test cricket in the last match. He became the second Indian and the 9th player in the world to achieve this feat. Now in the Ranchi Test match, Ashwin has achieved another big feat, which not a single Indian player had been able to do till date. Let us tell you what big record Ashwin has made.
A special 💯! 👏 👏
1⃣0⃣0⃣th Test wicket (and counting) against England for R Ashwin! 🙌 🙌
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What history did Ashwin create?
Ravichandran Ashwin has become the first Indian bowler to score a century of wickets in Test cricket against England. Ashwin has also made this record by dismissing England’s explosive batsman Jonny Bairstow. Apart from Ashwin, the Indian bowler who has taken the most wickets in Test cricket against England is Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar. He has taken 95 wickets in 38 innings. At the same time, in the third place is former Indian player Anil Kumble, he has taken 85 wickets in his name in 36 innings. Now Ashwin has left all these players behind and become the first Indian bowler to take 100 wickets against England. The player has achieved this feat in 43 innings.
A wicket right at the stroke of Lunch Break!
Ravindra Jadeja strikes 👍 👍
Ben Stokes is out LBW!
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How many players of which team have done this feat?
Let us tell you that Ravichandran Ashwin has become the first Indian bowler to complete 100 wickets in Test cricket against England, but many bowlers of other teams have achieved this feat. Apart from Ashwin, there are 19 other players who have achieved this feat against England. Most of these players are from Australia. There are 13 players of the Kangaroo team who have taken more than 100 wickets in their name in Tests against England. Apart from this, 5 players who have achieved this feat are from West Indies.
RAVI ASHWIN COMPLETES 100 WICKETS AGAINST ENGLAND IN TEST CRICKET ….!!!! pic.twitter.com/IBL5u2dtoC
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Most test wickets against England
At the same time, former Sri Lankan veteran bowler Muttiah Muralitharan has also made this record in his name. Let us tell you that the player who has taken the most Test wickets against England is former Australian legend Shane Warne. He has taken 195 wickets in 72 innings of 36 matches. Apart from this, the name of former Australian player Dennis Lillee also comes in second place. He has taken 167 wickets in 57 innings against the English team.