IND vs AUS 1st Test: The first match of the four-Test series between Team India and Australia is being played in Nagpur today. At the same time, the Indian team sent half of the visiting team to the pavilion. In this match, star spinner R Ashwin has registered a special record in his name.
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IND vs AUS 1st Test: R Ashwin overtakes Shane Warne in Test wickets
In Test cricket, Ashwin has completed 450 wickets and with this, he has also beaten Shane Warne this matter.
R Ashwin has taken a record in the first test match against Australia. He has completed 450 Test wickets in the least number of matches in Test cricket. Apart from this, he has also become the 9th bowler to take 450 wickets. At the same time, Ashwin took a wicket in the first Test against Australia in the least number of matches compared to any other bowler. With this, Ashwin has overtaken Australian late spinner, Shane Warne.
War with spin bowlers continues even in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
R Ashwin has completed 450 in 167 innings of 89 matches and has also become the ninth bowler in the list to take 450 wickets in Test cricket. At the same time, Australian bowler Nathan Lyon is also included in this list. He has taken 460 wickets in 115 matches. Apart from this, the war between these two spin bowlers is also going on in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Both the bowlers have come close to taking 100 wickets in this trophy and both can do so in this series.
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Fastest to 450 Test wickets (Test matches)
- Muttiah Muralitharan – 80 matches
- Ravi Ashwin* – 89 matches
- Anil Kumble – 93 matches
- Glenn McGrath – 100 matches
- Shane Warne – 101 matches
Fastest to 450 wickets in Test innings
- Muralitharan – 132 innings
- Kumble – 165 innings
- Ashwin* – 167 innings
- Shane Warne – 187 innings
- McGrath – 195 innings
