R Ashwin Overtakes Nathan Lyon To Become 7th Leading Wicket-Taker In Tests – News18
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Ashwin, who is playing his 104th Test for India in Pune these days against New Zealand, has 531 wickets to his name.
R Ashwin overtakes Nathan Lyon to become 7th leading wicket-taker in Tests. (Picture Credit: AFP, AP)
Star Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is on fire in the ongoing second Test against New Zealand, which is taking place at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium in Pune. The 38-year-old cricketer has managed to dismiss three batters so far in New Zealand’s first inning of the match on Thursday (October 24), which has also helped him to become the seventh leading wicket-taker in Tests.
The 38-year-old, who is playing in his 104th Test on Thursday (October 24), went past Australian spinner Nathan Lyon’s tally of 530 wickets.
Ashwin opened his account in the ongoing second Test by getting the prized wicket of New Zealand captain Tom Latham (15) on the fifth ball of his first over of the match and then got rid of Will Young (18) on the last ball of the 24th over. The right-handed batter was caught by wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant.
His third wicket of the match was of Devon Conway, who was caught after making 76 runs by Rishabh Pant.
The overall record of dismissing most batters in Tests is in the name of Muttiah Muralitharan. During his playing days, the Sri Lankan spinner dismissed 800 batters. He is followed by Australia’s Shane Warne (708), England’s James Anderson (704), India’s Anil Kumble (619), England’s Stuart Broad (604) and Australia’s Glenn McGrath (563).
Most wickets in Tests
- Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 800
- Shane Warne (Australia) – 708
- James Anderson (England) – 704
- Anil Kumble (India) – 619
- Stuart Broad (England) – 604
- Glenn McGrath (Australia) – 563
- Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 531*
- Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 530
Earlier, by taking two wickets in the morning session, Ashwin broke Lyon’s record of 187 wickets and became the leading wicket-taker in the World Test Championship. Lyon, who will be a key player for the Aussies in the upcoming five-match Test series against India, has dismissed 187 batters in 43 WTC matches, whereas Ashwin has 189 wickets to his name in 39 matches played so far.
Most wickets in World Test Championship
- Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 189*
- Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 187
- Pat Cummins (Australia) – 175
- Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 147
- Stuart Broad (England) – 134
If he manages to take two more wickets in the first innings, then he will complete his 38th five-wicket haul in Tests, and it will help him break Shane Warne’s record. During his 145-match long Test career, Warne dismissed five or more batters in an innings on 37 occasions.
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