Ravichandran Ashwin went past Zaheer Khan to become the fourth highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket. Ashwin reached the mark when he castled Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai in his very first over on day 2 of the one-off Test in Bengaluru.
The wicket was the off spinner’s 312th in Test cricket, which took him ahead of former India paceman Zaheer Khan (311 wickets in 92 Tests). Ashwin has time and again proved his wicket-taking abilities in Test cricket and is also the fastest to the twin milestones of 250 & 300 Test wickets respectively. Former India coach and the man whose big boots Ashwin is still trying to fill, Anil Kumble, sits atop the perch with 619 wickets in 132 Test matches, which in turn is the third highest tally in the history of the game. Kapil Dev, Indian cricket’s original rockstar, is second with 434 wickets in 131 Test matches, while Harbhajan Singh currently occupies the third spot with 417 wickets in 103 Test matches.
