Ravichandran Ashwin completes 300 Runs/25 wickets Double in a Test Series

Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday Dec 20,2016 became the first Indian and only the fifth all-rounder in the world to take more than 25 wickets and score in excess of 300 runs in a Test series

The 30-year-old has scored 306 runs and snared 28 wickets in the ongoing five-Test series against England which India have already sealed 3-0.

Player	Matches	Runs	Wickets	Series/Year
R Ashwin	5	306	28	India vs England, 2016-17
Ian Botham	6	399	34	The Ashes, 1981
Richie Benaud	5	329	30	Australia vs South Africa, 1957-58
Aubrey Faulkner	5	545	29	England vs South Africa, 1909-10
George Giffen	5	475	34	The Ashes, 1894-95

Ravichandran Ashwin : First Indian to score 300+ runs & take 25+ wickets in a Test series. Only the fifth in all Test cricket

Ashwin slammed a fluent 67 after conceding 1/151 in the fifth Test at his home ground in Chennai to join an elite list with Ian Botham, Richie Benaud, George Giffen and Aubrey Faulkner. 


Ian Botham was the last one to do it back in 1981.

Ashwin has had a sensational year aggregating 612 runs in Tests besides snaring 72 wickets. He has won man-of-the-series awards in four successive series - against Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand.

 He had got two hundreds on the tour of West Indies and hammered four half-centuries in the ongoing series against England


Ashwin is currently the number one bowler and the number one all-rounder in Test cricket.

600 runs & 60 wkts in Tests in a year:Kapil (619+74) - 1979Botham (629+62) - 1981Flintoff (709+68) - 2005ASHWIN (612+72) - 2016

Double Delight for Ravichandran Ashwin

became only the third Indian player ever to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named the ICC Cricketer of the Year besides the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2016

Ashwin was also adjudged the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, which has made him only the second India player after Dravid (2004) to bag the two coveted prizes in the same year.

Kallis (2005), Ponting (2006), Sangakkara (2012), Clarke (2013), Johnson (2014) and Smith (2015) are the other players to annex both the awards in the same year.

During the voting period, which ran from September 14, 2015 to September 20, 2016, the 30-year-old off-spinner from Chennai played eight Tests in which he took 48 wickets and scored 336 runs. Ashwin also claimed 27 wickets in 19 T20Is.

Ashwin had finished 2015 as the number-one ranked Test bowler in the world, a position he twice reclaimed in 2016.

Top 10 performances during the period under consideration across all formats

12/98: India vs South Africa, 3rd Test, Nagpur (25 Nov 2015)
It was a rank turner no doubt, but even then, the wickets needed to be picked and the ball needed to be pitched in the right areas. Ashwin was just brilliant as he kept bowling a consistent line and had the Proteas batsmen all at sea. He finished with the Man of the Match award.
56 & 7/87: India vs South Africa, 4th Test, Delhi (3 Dec 2015)
It was an all-round performance from Ashwin. His 56 in the first innings played an important role in helping Kohli’s team reach 334 in the first essay. And then, when the Proteas got into a dead defence mode, it was Ashwin who picked five wickets in the second essay to help India break South Africa’s defense and complete a whitewash.
113 & 7/126: India vs WI, 1st Test, North Sound (21 Jul 2016)
After a brilliant series at home against South Africa, it was Ashwin’s turn to spin a web on foreign shores. But first, he decided to showcase his talent as a batsman after being newly promoted as the No. 6 batsman. It was a match-winning knock as he joined hands with skipper Kohli and wicket-keeper Saha. He returned to pick seven wickets as India won by an innings and 92 runs.
118: India vs WI, 3rd Test, Gros Islet (9 Aug 2016)
With the score reading 126/5, Ashwin and Saha joined hands and put on 213 runs for the sixth wicket. On a pitch that was slightly suiting the faster bowlers, it was a knock of pedigree from Ashwin as he reposed the faith shown in him by the team management. His knock of 118 was definitely instrumental in helping India register their second win of the series.
2/28: India vs Aus, 1st T20I, Adelaide (26 Jan 2016)
Ashwin was also one of the best performers for India in T20Is. And while the wickets in Australia were never known to suit spin bowling as such, Ashwin used his drift and guile to good effect as he first dismissed the swashbuckling Aaron Finch and then picked the dangerous Shane Watson as India romped home by 37 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
31* and 2/13: India vs SL, 1st T20I, Pune (9 Feb 2016)
India had invited Sri Lanka for a T20I series as they looked to prepare for the World T20. Although India lost the match, thanks to a collapse in the batting display, Ashwin hit an unbeaten 31 and then returned to pick two wickets, even though SL reached the target of 102 with two overs to spare.
3/14: India vs SL, 2nd T20I, Ranchi (12 Feb 2016)
After a loss in the opening game of the three-match T20I series, it was important for India to make a strong comeback and they did just that thanks to Ashwin. With India putting on 197 batting first, Ashwin had the liberty of attacking from the word go and he did just that as he finished with 3 for 14 off his four-over spell after opening the bowling with Ashish Nehra.
4/8: India vs SL, 3rd T20I, Vizag (14 Feb 2016)
Two good performances in the first two games had already boosted Ashwin’s confidence and going into the series decider, he was lethal as he almost ran through the Lankan batting with figures of 4 for 8 from his four overs. The Lankans had no answer as he was adjudged both Man of the Match and Series for his consistent display.
2/20: India vs B’desh, World T20I, Bengaluru (23 Mar 2016)
Everyone remembers Hardik Pandya for holding his nerve and bowling a brilliant last over to help Dhoni and Co. win by 1 run. But what most people forget is Ashwin’s contribution. He was the one who dimissed the dangerous looking Shakib-Al-Hasan when the Bangladesh batsmen were looking to cruise home chasing just 147 on a flat deck in Bengaluru. He was duly awarded the Man of the Match award.
2/11: India vs WI, 2nd T20I, Florida (28 Aug 2016)
Untimely rain might have resulted in the abandonment of the match, but it was undoubtedly a good outing for Ashwin as he finished with two wickets at an economy rate of just 3.66 on a ground where every bowler was taken to the cleaners.