Leaders Online Desk: Ravichandran Ashwin had an amazing performance in the Test series against England. He played an important role in winning the series by taking a total of 26 wickets in 5 matches of this series. Team India has dominated the home ground in the last decade. India last lost a Test series at home against England in 2012. Ashwin has been the biggest match winner for Team India at home in the last 12 years. The fifth Test against England was Ashwin's 100th Test match. Ashwin has created a special record in this match. He has done what no other bowler has been able to do in the 147-year history of cricket.
Ashwin's record
Ravichandran Ashwin took four wickets in the first innings of the fifth Test against England and five wickets in the second innings. Ashwin made his Test debut in 2011 against West Indies. He took five wickets on his debut at that time. Ashwin has become the first player in the 147-year-old history of Test cricket to take a 5-wicket haul on debut and in his 100th match.
Completed 100 Test wickets against England
R Ashwin completed 100 Test wickets against England at home. He became the first player to take 100 Test wickets against England at home. He is also the first bowler and third overall to take 100 wickets against any team at home. Stuart Broad has taken 106 wickets against Australia at home. James Anderson has taken 105 wickets against India at home.
Team India won many matches
Ashwin is counted among the greatest bowlers in the world. He has done well for India in all three formats. He has 516 wickets in 100 Test matches for India. He completed 500 wickets in the Test series against England. Moreover, in the match at Dharamsala, he made the feat of dismissing five batsmen 36 times in his Test career.
