Ravichandran Ashwin, the world's number one Test bowler, put the disappointment of being dropped from the World Test Championship final with a 33rd five-wicket haul in the first Test against the West Indies on Wednesday. (Pic: AFP)
Updated On: 2023-07-13 12:50 PM IST
Compiled by : Srijanee Majumdar
With Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s dismissal in the 13th over, Ashwin became the first Indian bowler to dismiss both father and son in Tests. Tagenarine is a son of West Indian legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
The opening day of the first Test in Dominica also became the 53rd time when Ashwin has taken the first wicket of the innings.
On his way to a fifer, Ashwin registered his name in an elite list that is dominated by spinners. The star spinner became the third Indian bowler to claim over 700 wickets in International cricket.
Alzarri Joseph went on to become Ashwin's 700th victim as the impatient batter tried to clear the boundary but in his eagerness to clear the boundary he failed to read the carom ball. With his 33rd five-wicket haul, he also went past England's veteran pacer James Anderson, who has 32 fifers in Test cricket.
Ashwin eclipsed Anil Kumble's record of most bowled dismissals in Test cricket by an Indian. Ashwin has now 95 bowled dismissals to his name against Kumble's 94. He is now placed sixth in the list of most five-wicket hauls in the red-ball format.
