3rd Test: Ravichandran Ashwin reaches milestone of 400 test wickets in his 77th match

Ravichandran Ashwin, reached the milestone of 400 test wickets in the 3rd Test between India and England in Ahmedabad. ...

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: February 25, 2021 06:09 PM2021-02-25T18:09:51+5:302021-02-25T18:13:32+5:30

3rd Test: Ravichandran Ashwin reaches milestone of 400 test wickets in his 77th match | 3rd Test: Ravichandran Ashwin reaches milestone of 400 test wickets in his 77th match

3rd Test: Ravichandran Ashwin reaches milestone of 400 test wickets in his 77th match

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Ravichandran Ashwin, reached the milestone of 400 test wickets in the 3rd Test between India and England in Ahmedabad. Ashwin become 2nd quickest bowler to reach the landmark. The ace spinner overtook Richard Hadlee of New Zealand and Dale Steyn of South Africa, who were tied at the second position.Steyn and Hadlee had taken 80 Tests to reach the mark. Ashwin joined the 400 club  in his 77th Test. Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralitharan is at the top of the list as he had taken 72 Tests to claim 400 wickets.

Additionally, Ashwin also became the sixth spinner to take 400 wickets, and the third Indian spinner to get to the mark after Anil Kumble (619) and Harbhajan Singh (417).In the course of his match-winning performance in the 2nd Test, Ashwin overtook Harbhajan to become the second most prolific spinner for India at home. He now has 272 victims at home in the longest format of the game in just 45 Tests at an outstanding average of 22.64. Former India captain Anil Kumble leads the list with 350 wickets from 62 matches in India.
 

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