IND vs ENG: R Ashwin Surpasses BS Chandrasekhar To Become India’s Highest Wicket Taker vs England In Tests

IND vs ENG: R Ashwin became India's highest wicket-taker against England in Test matches on Monday (February 5).

IND vs ENG: R Ashwin became India's highest wicket-taker against England in Test matches on Monday (February 5).

India's veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin scripted history after he became India’s leading wicket-taker in Test matches against England. The right-arm spinner went past leg-spinner Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, who picked up 95 wickets from 23 wickets with 8 five-wicket hauls to his name. (Image Credit: Getty)

Ashwin achieved the record on Day 4 of the second Test match against England at the Dr. YS Rajashekar Reddy ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. (Image Credit: Getty)

While Ashwin was just 2 wickets short of breaking the record before the start of the Test, he went wicketless in the first innings. He came back to scalp wickets in the second and broke the record. (Image Credit: Getty)

While Ashwin now has 97 wickets in Tests against England, Chandrashekhar had 95. Anil Kumble had 92 scalps, BS Bedi and Kapil Dev are tied at 85 wickets with Ishant Sharma having 67 wickets against his name. (Image Credit: Getty)

Ashwin is also approaching the record 500-Test wicket milestone in Test matches. (Image Credit: Getty)