Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday became the second most successful Test wicket-taker for India. The off-spinner바카라 웹사이트achieved the feat with the wicket of Charith Asalanka on바카라 웹사이트Day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Mohali.
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With his third scalp in the Sri Lankan second innings, the바카라 웹사이트35-year-old overtook legendary pacer and former India바카라 웹사이트captain Kapil Dev's 434 Test scalps. Kapil had played 131바카라 웹사이트matches.
Ashwin, who reached the landmark in his 85th match, is now only behind Anil Kumble's 619 scalps. The legendary바카라 웹사이트leg spinner, who played 132 Test, is fourth in the all-time바카라 웹사이트list, behind fellow spinners Muttiah Muralitharan (800),바카라 웹사이트Shane Warne (708) and pacer James Anderson (640).
Ashwin is now ninth in that list. Ahead of him are Dale바카라 웹사이트Steyn (439), Courtney Walsh (519), Stuart Broad (537) and바카라 웹사이트Glenn McGrath (563).
Meanwhile, Kapil Dev has congratulated Ashwin for his record-breaking feat on Sunday.
The 1983 World Cup-winning Indian captain has sent a bouquet of flowers for Ashwin and wrote, "Congratulations! Truly happy you have broken my records. You have made India proud. Wishing you and family all the good luck."바카라 웹사이트
Ashwin began the match with 430 scalps and claimed two바카라 웹사이트wickets in the first innings, registering figures of 2/49, as바카라 웹사이트India took a mammoth 400-run lead. Ashwin also scored 61바카라 웹사이트runs with the bat.
Only four Indian bowlers -- Kumble, Ashwin, Kapil and바카라 웹사이트Harbhajan Singh -- have taken more than 400 wickets in Test cricket.
India, riding on Ravindra Jadeja's 175 not out and Rishabh바카라 웹사이트Pant's 96, declared their first innings on 574/8 in 129.2바카라 웹사이트overs.
Sri Lanka were dismissed for 174 in 65 overs with Jadeja바카라 웹사이트claiming a five-wicket haul (5/41).
India then enforced the follow-on and clean up Sri Lanka바카라 웹사이트for 178 in 60 overs to win the match by an innings and 222바카라 웹사이트runs.
