IND Vs BAN, 1st Test: Ravichandran Ashwin Equals West Indies Legend For 8th-Most Test International Wickets
Ravichandran Ashwin Landmark Wicket: The Indian all-rounder needs one more Test international wicket to surpass THIS West Indies legend for 8th most wickets in the format. Read below.
Ravichandran Ashwin Landmark Wicket: Ravichadran Ashwin scalped his 519th Test international wicket during India Vs Bangladesh 1st Test on Saturday, and with that, he now moves to joint-8th for most Test international wickets in the history alongside former cricketer and West Indies legend — Courtney Walsh.
India are currently playing Bangladesh at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, which happens to be the home crowd of Ravichandran Ashwin, and the 38-year-old has already left his mark on the match by scoring a vital century in the first innings.
He now stands a golden chance of surpassing the West Indian great in front of his home crowd, as Bangladesh are set to resume their innings at 158/4 on Day 4.
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After going wicket-less in the 1st innings, Ravichandran Ashwin is finally taking advantage of the home conditions by scalping 3wickets in the second innings, and is currently India's best bowler in the second innings.
The Indian Cricket Team (ICT) fans can expect the former Chennai Super Kings player to record his 37th 5-wicket-haul, as the history of Chennai has an interesting relation with spinners on the latter days of the Test match.
Historically, the pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium starts assisting spinners immensely well on Day 4/5, and given the world-class quality of spinners India have in their ranks, cricket lovers can expect Rvaindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin to 'spin a web' against the Bangladesh batters, who aim at chasing down the target of 515, which, in any sorts, looks highly improbable.
List Of Players With Most Test Wickets
| Player | Country | Wickets |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 800 |
| Shane Warne | Australia | 708 |
| James Anderson | England | 704 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 619 |
| Stuart Broad | England | 604 |
| Glenn McGrath | Australia | 563 |
| Nathan Lyon | Australia | 530 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 519 |
| Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 519 |
| Dale Steyn | South Africa | 439 |
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