R Ashwin Creates History: Surpasses West Indies Icon in Wicket-Takers List, Wife Proudly Applauds

Indian off-spinner R Ashwin continued his remarkable form in the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh, surpassing the legendary West Indian fast bowler Courtney Walsh in the all-time list of leading wicket-takers.Ashwin achieved this milestone on the fourth day of the match, when he claimed the wicket of Shakib Al Hasan. The dismissal took Ashwin's tally to 520 Test wickets, placing him among the elite group of bowlers with 500 or more wickets in Test cricket.His historic achievement was met with applause from the stands, particularly from his wife, Prithi Narayanan, who witnessed the moment. Ashwin became the first player in Test cricket history to score a hundred & take a fifer in a test match twice at a venue ( 106 & 5/43 vs England, 2021), (113 & 5/81* vs Bangladesh, 2024).Ashwin also became the oldest Indian to take a five-wicket haul in Tests. Ashwin also overtook Pat Cummins to go second in the list of all-time highest wicket-takers in the history of the WTC. With his 37th fifer, he also equalled the late great Shane Warne.

COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH THE MAN!

Ashwin Anna simply shows he's best at this format after getting yet another Five-fer & that too in his home ground.

So so happy for him just as his wife @prithinarayanan & his kids. How lovely ❤️❤️

Keep Flying High Ash, Always Rooting for you! pic.twitter.com/pNFe8PmHsQ

— Jonah Abraham 😷 (@JonahAbraham26) September 22, 2024

Is there anything that Ravi Ashwin can’t do!? 😍🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/7yxyKzwpqk

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) September 21, 2024

Ravi Ashwin surpasses Courtney Walsh.

- 50.7 Strike Rate for a spinner is simply insane!#IndVsBan #INDvBAN #INDvsBANTEST pic.twitter.com/RBUrhjvigH

— aqib__khokhar07 (@Aqib__khokhar07) September 22, 2024

Meanwhile, set an improbable target of 515, Bangladesh were bowled out for 234 in their second innings, with first-inning centurion Ashwin (6/88) doing the bulk of the damage at the his home ground at the Chepauk. Ravindra Jadeja picked up 3/58.

Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored for Bangladesh with an 82 off 127 balls. The visitors were 158/4 when bad light had stopped play on day three.India declared their second innings at 287/4, riding on twin hundreds from Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119) for an overall lead of 514. Brief Scores: India 376 and 287/4 in 64 overs (Shubman Gill 119 not out, Rishabh Pant 109).Bangladesh 149 and 234 all out in 62.1 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 82, Shadman Islam 35, Zakir Hasan 33; Ravichandran Ashwin 6/88).(With PTI inputs)