Ravichandran Ashwin wrote his name in the history books
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KEY POINTS
- Ravichandran Ashwin made history against Bangladesh
- Ashwin scored the sixth Test century of his career.
- Ashwin has 20 career 50+ scores with the bat.
Ravichandran Ashwin He wrote his name in the history books during the first day of play in the first Test between India and Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday (September 19) with a spectacular effort with the bat to rescue India from a difficult position.
With India reeling at 144-6 after losing the bat and being invited to bat first, Ashwin joined Jadeja at the crease with a big rescue job on his hands. The duo once again proved to be India’s crisis man with a stunning partnership that has surpassed the 150-run mark.
Ashwin set the pace for the duo by reaching the half-century in just 58 balls. This was the second time that the 38-year-old has reached the milestone in his career. He later completed the sixth Test of his career in just 108 balls, making it the fastest century of his career. It is the second time that he has reached the milestone in Chennai, which is his home ground.
Ravichandran Ashwin creates history
Ashwin’s incredible knock was the 20th occasion on which he crossed the 50-run mark in his career. As a result of this, the 101-Test veteran of the Indians has become the First cricketer in the history of the sport to have 20 50+ scores with the bat and 30+ five-wicket hauls to his name in Test cricket..
Ashwin is the third-highest wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket. In his career, Ashwin has 516 wickets, which include 36 occasions when he took five or more wickets in an innings. He is just one away from equalling Shane Warne’s tally (37). Muttiah Muralitharan leads the list with 67 wickets to his name.
Among the players with more than 30 five-wicket hauls to their name, Richard Hadlee He came closest to the milestone with 17 scores of 50+ (15 centuries, 2 half-centuries).
Among players with 20+ five-wicket hauls; Ian Botham, Kapil Devand Imran Khan They all have 20+ fifties to their name, but none have completed 30 five-wicket hauls. Botham came the closest with 27 career five-wicket hauls.
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