2015 India Vs South Africa Third Test @ Nagpur Nov 25-28,2015 - Ravichandran Ashwin Rewrites Records

 

1)Ravichandran Ashwin created several records during India's magnificent victory in Nagpur against South Africa.
His magnificent haul of 12/98 helped India achieve their first series win against South Africa after 11 years and it also ended the Proteas' nine-year unbeaten series run overseas
Scorecard
India 215 and 173
South Africa 79 and 185

2)Ravichandran Ashwin became the 7th Indian bowler to take more than 50 Test wickets in the calendar year. Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble have taken 50 wickets in a year three times

3)Ravichandran Ashwin went past 50 wickets in only his eighth Test this year. This is the fastest ever by an Indian spinner in Tests, breaking the mark of nine Tests set by Vinoo Mankad in 1952.

4)Ravichandran Ashwin became the first Indian bowler after seven years to take 50 wickets in the year. Harbhajan was the last Indian bowler to go past this landmark in 2008.

5)Ravichandran Ashwin is also the fourth Indian bowler after Subhash Gupte, Harbhajan and Kumble to take six five-wicket hauls in a single year. Gupte achieved this feat in 1955 while Harbhajan and Kumble did it in 2001 and 2004 respectively

6)Ravichandran Ashwin is the 22nd bowler overall to take six five-wicket hauls in the calendar year. Overall, the bowlers who have the most five-wicket hauls in a year are Malcolm Marshall and Muttiah Muralitharan with nine hauls
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