India vs Bangladesh 2024 2nd Test: Ravichandran Ashwin sets new record, surpasses Anil Kumble with THIS feat
India's Ravichandran Ashwin has become the 2nd highest wicket-taker in Test matches in Asia surpassing former India captain Anil Kumble.
Ravichandran Ashwin is going from strength-to-strength around the globe the continuing two-match Test series against Bangladesh. On Day 1 of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, Ashwin set a new landmark with the wicket Bangla skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto.
Ashwin trapped Shanto in front, plumb leg-earlier than for 31, to make a choice out up his 420th wicket in Asia. With this wicket, the off-spinner surpassed former India captain and leg-spinner Anil Kumble – who claimed 419 wickets in Asia.
The Rajasthan Royals all-rounder also moved into 2nd position on the table with bowlers who've claimed most wickets in Asia. Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan leads the style with 612 out of his 800 wickets coming in Asia.
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Ravi Ashwin becomes the leading wicket-taker for India in Asia in Test cricket history!
An actual legend of the game, Ashwin’s mastery with the ball continues to inspire and amaze us all.
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— Hemant Bhavsar (@hemantbhavsar86) September 27, 2024
Overall Ashwin now has 523 wickets in his 102nd Test match with 37 five-wicket hauls and eight ten-wicket hauls to his name thus far. Ashwin’s historic meant that Bangladesh ended the rain-curtailed opening day of the 2nd Test at 107 for 3 in 35 overs.
Among other top wicket-takers in Asia, former Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath claimed 354 wickets while former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh had 300 wickets to his name. Ashwin can add more records to his name over the course of this Test match.
If India focus on to beat Bangladesh around the globe the 2nd Test and Ashwin scored as a minimum fifty seven more runs, then the Tamil Nadu all-rounder will change into the 2nd cricketer after Ravindra Jadeja to have 2,000-plus runs and 200-plus wickets in Test match wins.
In point of fact, Ashwin may be the first cricketer with 2,000-plus runs and 300 wickets in Test wins as he has claimed 369 wickets in victories for Team India.
Earlier, India’s young pacer Akash Deep makes early inroads, but Bangladesh improve with a robust partnership on the hole day of the 2nd Test at Green Park on Friday. On the tip of the first session, Bangladesh posted a score of seventy four for 2 with Mominul Haque and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto unbeaten with scores of 17 and 28, respectively.
Below overcast conditions, ball swinging and kind of lots of bounce on offer, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj tried to make early inroads by extracting the total lot that turn out to be on offer.
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