IND vs ENG: Ravichandran Ashwin Sends Records Tumbling In Team India's Comprehensive Series Win
By: Aakash Singh | March 10, 2024
Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 36 five-wicket hauls, which is now the most by an Indian. He overtook Anil Kumble, who had accumulated 35 in his storied career.
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Ravichandran Ashwin also surpassed Muttiah Muralitharan to register the best figures in his 100th Test. Muralitharan had registered figures of 9/141, but Ashwin took 9/128.
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Ravichandran Ashwin also took 100 Test wickets against England at home in the process. He became only the 3rd bowler to do so against a team at home after Stuart Broad and James Anderson.
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Team India's win-loss ratio in Tests currently stands at 178-178. This is the first instance that India's losses are not more than their wins in Tests.
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India also went past South Africa's home Test wins of 117 to become the team with third-most. Only Australia and England are now above India.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal became the second-fastest Indian to reach 1000 runs in Tests, doing it in 16 innings. Vinod Kambli remains the quickest, achieving it in 14.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal's 712 runs in the series is the most by an Indian batter in a Test series against England. The tally is also behind Sunil Gavaskar's 774 in 1971 and 732 in 1978-79, both of which came against the West Indies.