Veteran Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin was the star performer for the Men in Blue in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. Not only did he score a century in the first innings to carry India to a good enough score, he also took a marvelous 6-wicket haul in the final innings of the match which massively helped India in bundling out Bangladesh for 234 and win the match by a 280-run margin.
In a couple of day’s time, India is set to lock horns against Bangladesh again for the second and final Test of the series which will take place in Kanpur and Ashwin will have a chance to break 3 massive records when he will take the field.
Three records that Ashwin can break in Kanpur Test
- Ashwin equaled Shane Warne’s tally for the second-most 5-wicket hauls in Test cricket. If he does manage to take another 5-wicket haul in the upcoming Kanpur test then he will surpass Warne’s tally and become the bowler with the second-most 5-wicket hauls in Test cricket.
- The veteran spinner has taken 29 wickets so far against Bangladesh in Tests and is just 3 wickets away from surpassing Zaheer Khan’s tally of 31 wickets to become the highest wicket-taker for India against the Tigers.
- Ashwin is just 26 runs away from surpassing Murali Vijay 295 runs and 76 runs away of going past Ajinkya Rahane’s tally of 345 runs against Bangladesh in Tests.Â
