Veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has gone past Courtney Walsh's tally of 519 wickets in the opening Test against Bangladesh at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. The Tamil Nadu-born spinner is now 8th in the highest wicket-takers list and also created a plethora of other records as India continued to dominate the tourists.
The dismissal of former Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan took Ashwin past the former West Indian pacer. The dismissal occurred in the 38-year-old's first over of the day as it was a bat-pad, going to Yashavi Jaiswal at short leg. Jaiswal had taken a blinder on day 3 to get rid of Zakir Khan and took another excellent catch.
Ravichandran Ashwin's all-round performance scripts massive win for India:
Meanwhile, the veteran cricketer had also showcased his brilliance with the bat. With India stumbling to 144-6 on day 1 at one stage, Ashwin joined hands with Ravindra Jadeja to bail them out of trouble. At stumps on the opening day, India were 339-6 and were eventually bowled out for 376. Ashwin had top-scored with 113, while Jadeja and Yashasvi Jaiswal contributed with half-centuries.
The 38-year-old surprisingly went wicketless in the first innings as Jasprit Bumrah starred with four wickets, while Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, and Jadeja took two each. Nevertheless, he finished with six in the fourth as Bangladesh were skittled for 234 in pursuit of an improbable 514.
