Mohali: Indias Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Lahiru Thirimanne in their 2nd innings during the 3rd day of the 1st cricket test match between India and Sri Lanka, at IS Bindra PCA Stadium, Mohali, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma) (PTI03_06_2022_000048B) Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday surpassed Kapil Dev’s record of 434 Test wickets as he took three wickets during the second innings of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Mohali to reach the milestone.
Ashwin becomes India’s second-highest wicket-taker in the longest format of the game with 435 wickets. Ashwin is now only behind Anil Kumble (619) in the list of Indian bowlers with most dismissals in red-ball cricket.
@ashwinravi99 strikes yet again 💪
Outstanding delivery as he gets Pathum Nissanka caught behind 👌👌
He now has 4️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ Test wickets equalling the great Kapil Dev’s record 🙌
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Only four Indian bowlers have taken more than 400 wickets in Test cricket. Ashwin had overtaken Harbhajan Singh in the elite list during India’s home series against New Zealand last year.
Ashwin has also overtaken Harbajan (50) for the most wickets against Sri Lanka in a Test match.
With the new record, besides Kapil, Ashwin has also overtaken Sir Richard Hadlee (431), Sir Richard Hadlee(431), Rangana Herath (433) and Dale Steyn’s (439) record.
Ravindra Jadeja’s superb all-round show put India firmly on course for a big innings victory, his five-wicket haul helping the hosts end Sri Lanka’s first innings at 174 on the third day of the first Test.
With 400 runs behind India’s first innings score of 574, Sri Lanka, after following on, reached 10 for 1 at lunch in their second innings.
Virat Kohli’s 100th Test and Rohit Sharma’s first game as skipper is turning out to be Jadeja’s match as his 5 for 41 in 13 overs had the islanders crashing in just 45 overs.
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