Ravichandran Ashwin scripted history on day 2 of the third Test against England as he reached the milestone of 500 Test wickets. Ashwin, who had 499 wickets before this game, took the crucial wicket of Jack Crawley to become the second Indian after Anil Kumble to achieve this feat.
The 37-year-old became the second quicket bowler to have 500 Test wickets. The right-arm off-spinner took just 98 matches. Only Muthiah Muralitharan has a better record than the Tamil Nadu-based cricketer. Nonetheless, Ashwin is the fastest Indian to 500 wickets. He took seven fewer matches than Kumble. Here is the list of fastest players to 500 Test wickets.
87 – Muthiah Muralitharan
98 – Ravichandran Ashwin*
105 – Anil Kumble
108 – Shane Warne
110 – Glenn McGrath
R Ashwin is the ninth bowler to have 500 Test wickets. Here is the video of the dismissal.
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