IND vs ENG / Ashwin is just 3 wickets away from this great record - he can surpass Kumble and achieve the number-1 crown

A five-Test series is being played between India and England. The Indian team has taken a 2-1 lead in the series. In the first test match against England, the Indian team had to face defeat by 28 runs. After this, Team India made a comeback with a bang. Then won the second and third test matches. Now the fourth test match between the two teams will be played from 23 February. In this match

Vikrant Shekhawat : Feb 20, 2024, 07:00 AM
IND vs ENG: A five-Test series is being played between India and England. The Indian team has taken a 2-1 lead in the series. In the first test match against England, the Indian team had to face defeat by 28 runs. After this, Team India made a comeback with a bang. Then won the second and third test matches. Now the fourth test match between the two teams will be played from 23 February. In this match, Indian team's star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin can make a big record in his name.

Ashwin can make this record

Ravichandran Ashwin has performed well in the Test series for India so far. Ashwin has so far taken 348 wickets in Test matches on Indian soil. He is at number two. Ahead of him is Anil Kumble, who has taken 350 Test wickets on Indian soil. He is at number one. Now if Ashwin takes three more wickets against England in the fourth Test match, he will overtake Kumble. With this, he will become the Indian bowler who has taken the most Test wickets on Indian soil and will achieve the number-1 crown.

Indian bowlers who have taken most Test wickets on Indian soil:

  • Anil Kumble- 350
  • Ravichandran Ashwin- 348 wickets
  • Harbhajan Singh- 265 wickets
  • Kapil Dev- 219 wickets
  • Ravindra Jadeja- 206 wickets
Ashwin's career has been like this

Ravichandran Ashwin made his Test debut for the Indian team in 2011. So far he has taken 501 wickets in 98 test matches for Team India. Apart from this, he is also adept at batting well in the lower order. He has scored 3308 runs for the Indian team so far, which includes five centuries. Ashwin has taken 156 wickets in 116 ODI matches and 72 wickets in 65 T20I matches for the Indian team.