India vs England: Ashwin can have two big records in the fourth test

Posted on 3rd Mar 2021 by rohit kumar

The last match of the four-Test series between India and England is to be played from March 4 at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, Ashwin will have a chance to break two big records. In a special case, Ashwin can leave behind the legendary fast bowler of Team India, Zaheer Khan, while a special world record can also be named after him. Ashwin has bowled brilliantly in the first three Tests and he would be expected to perform in the last Test as well. Ashwin became the fastest bowler to take 400 Test wickets for India in the last Test match.

 

Overall, Muttiah Muralitharan is the former Sri Lankan spinner ahead of Ashwin in terms of taking the fastest 400 Test wickets. If Ashwin takes 10 wickets against England in the fourth Test, then the world record for taking the most wickets against England in the four-Test series will be recorded. Ashwin has taken 24 wickets in this series so far and by 10 wickets, his figure will reach 34. The record for the highest wicket in the four-Test series against England is currently held by Alfred Valentin of the West Indies. Valentin took 33 wickets in the four-Test series against England in 1950.

 

Ashwin can overtake Zaheer

 

Ashwin has so far scored a total of 603 (401 Tests, 150 ODIs, and 52 T20s).

International) International has taken wickets. At the same time, Zaheer Khan has taken a total of 610 (311 Tests, 282 One Day Internationals, 17 T20 Internationals) International wickets. If Ashwin takes eight wickets in this match, he will overtake Zaheer Khan. If this happens, then he will be ranked fourth in terms of taking the most international wickets from India, after Anil Kumble (956), Harbhajan Singh (711), and Kapil Dev (687), now Ashwin is at number five.

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