Nagpur |ย Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday became the second Indian bowler to scalp 450 wickets in Test cricket as he claimed the wicket of Australia’s Alex Carey on the opening day of the first Test against Australia here on Thursday. Ashwin got his 450th victim in Test cricket as the Aussie keeper bottom-edged into the stumps, […]
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Ashwin gets his line right to get to complete 400 Test wickets
Ahmedabad:ย On a wicket that helped spinners right from the start, it looked that it would only be a matter of time before R. Ashwin would reach his tally of 400 Test wickets in England’s second innings on the second day of the third Test here. By the 24th over of England’s second innings, he had […]
2nd Test: Ashwin’s 106 helps India set 482-run target for England
Chennai:ย Star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday scored his fifth Test century to help India set a mammoth 482-run target for England on Day Three of the second Test here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Ashwin scored 106 runs off 148 balls with the help of 14 fours and a six as India’s second innings came […]
Ashwin 1st Indian spinner to take wicket off first ball of a Test innings
Chennai:ย Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday achieved a unique feat as he became the first Indian spinner to take a wicket off the first ball of an innings in Test cricket. He achieved the feat during England’s second innings on Day Four of the first Test here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium when he took the wicket […]
Weren’t allowed to enter lift with Aussie players in it: Ashwin
New Delhi:ย Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that the Indian players were not allowed to enter a lift with the Australian players in Sydney during their recently concluded tour Down Under. “We reached Sydney, they locked us with severe restrictions. There was a unique thing that happened in Sydney. It was strange, to be honest. Both India and […]
Learning from best spinners in Ashwin and Jadeja, says Nadeem
Ranchi: Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem’s dream of playing for India was fulfilled on Saturday when he made his international debut in the third Test against South Africa on his homeground. And on Monday he made it a debut worth remembering as he finished with figures of 2/22 in South Africa’s first innings at the JSCA […]
Ashwin, Rahane move upwards in ICC rankings
Pune: Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has continued his rise in the ICC Test Rankings for bowlers after his stupendous show with the ball in the Pune Test against South Africa which India won by an innings and 137 runs. Ashwin, who had entered the top 10 after the first Test in Visakhapatnam, has now moved […]
Ashwin 4th Indian to scalp 50 Test wickets against SA
Pune: Ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who picked up four wickets on Day 3 of the second Test against South Africa here on Saturday, became the fourth Indian bowler to take 50 wickets against the Proteas in the longest format of the game. Ashwin finished with figures of 4/69, accounting for the wickets of South Africa […]
Ashwin equals Muralitharan’s feat, fastest to 350 scalps
Visakhapatnam:ย Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday equalled former Sri Lanka bowler Muttiah Muralitharans world record of being the fastest to get 350 Test wickets. Ashwin achieved the feat as he picked up the wicket of Theunis de Bruyn in the second over of the final day of the first Test between India and South Africa […]
Ashwin 1 wicket away from equalling Muralitharan’s Test record
Visakhapatnam: Ace Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is just one wicket away from equalling legendary Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan’s record in Test cricket. Ashwin, who picked up seven wickets in the first innings of the ongoing Test against South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Stadium here, is just one wicket short of equaling Muralitharan’s world record […]