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In 38 matches played so far for the Indian team in the World Test Championship, Ravichandran Ashwin has 186 wickets to his name.
Ravichandran Ashwin has 186 wickets to his name in 38 WTC matches played so far. (Picture Credit: AP)
India will face New Zealand in the second Test of the ongoing three-match series in Pune. The match, which is scheduled to take place at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium, will start on Thursday (October 24). After losing the series opener by 8 wickets in Bengaluru last week, the hosts would like to come up with a big show in Pune and level the series.
During the 2nd Test against the Black Caps, star Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will have a chance to create history and become the leading wicket-taker in World Test Championship (WTC) history. The 38-year-old spinner has 186 wickets to his name in 38 matches played so far. He needs two more wickets in the Pune match to break Australian spinner Nathan Lyon’s record and take the No. 1 position in the elite list.
In 43 WTC matches played so far for the Baggy Greens, Lyon has managed to dismiss 187 batters.
Most wickets in World Test Championship
- Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 187
- Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 186
- Pat Cummins (Australia) – 175
- Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 147
- Stuart Broad (England) – 134
If Ashwin manages to take at least 14 wickets in the 2nd Test then he will also become the first bowler in the world to dismiss 200 batters in the World Test Championship.
Ashwin, who has experience playing in 103 Tests for India, will become the 7th leading wicket-taker in Test cricket if he takes at least three wickets in the second match. As of now, he has 528 wickets to his name, and Lyon is in 7th place with 530 wickets in 129 matches. But he will overtake the star Australian by taking three wickets.
Most wickets in Test cricket
- 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
- Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 530
- Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 528
The star cricketer from Chennai wasn’t able to do much with the ball in the first Test against the Kiwis.
He bowled 16 overs in the first inning but could only manage to take one wicket for 94 runs, and in the second inning he was introduced to the attack after the match was all but out of India’s hands. He bowled only a couple of overs and conceded six runs without taking any wicket.
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