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India began their Test season on a strong note as they defeated Bangladesh comprehensively by 280 runs in the first of the five-match Test series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. All eyes were on hometown hero and legendary off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as to how he performs during the game. He stole the show during rha match, with both bat an ball. In fact, in the fourth innings of the game, he weaved his magic with the ball.Ravichandran Ashwin finished with figures of 6/88 in the fourth innings against Bangladesh, and managed to creat history by breaking a huge WTC record.

Ravichandran Ashwin Surpasses Nathan Lyon To Achieve MASSIVE FeatRavichandran Ashwin took his 11th five-wicket haul in the World Test Championship in the fourth innings of the first Test vs Bangladesh. This is now the most by any bowler in the history of the competition. He overtook legendary Australian spinner Nathan Lyon, who has 10 five-fors to his name, to achieve this feat.Here are the bowlers with most five-wicket hauls in WTC history:Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 11Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 10Pat Cummins (Australia) – 8Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 7Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 6Tim Southee (New Zealand) – 6 Records Made By Ravichandran Ashwin In India Vs Bangladesh 1st TestRavichandran Ashwin, in addition to taking 6 wickets in the fourth innings, also slammed a century in the first innings when India were struggling at 144/6. This makes him the first player in history to slam 20 fifty-plus scored and taken 30+ five-wicket hauls in history. He also becomes the first player ever to take a five-wicket haul and slam a century in the same Test at a particular ground twice. He also achieved this feat previously in Chennai against England back in a Test match in 2022.Ashwin, with 521 wickets, also surpassed the legendary Coutney Walsh's tally to become the 8th highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game in history. Ravichandran Ashwin took his 37th five-wicket haul to match Shane Warne as the player with the second most number of five-fers in the longest format.
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