Ravichandran Ashwin's top form continued on the second day Friday Dec 09,2016 of the fourth Test against
England on Friday, as he bagged the 23rd five-wicket haul of his Test
career.
Playing his 43rd match in whites, the off-spinner picked up the wicket of Ben Stokes to register his 18th five-for on home soil. Ashwin's 23rd five-wicket haul is the joint third-highest for India with Kapil Dev. Only Anil Kumble (35) and Harbhajan Singh (25) have more five-fors.
This is the Tamil Nadu bowler's second five-wicket haul of the ongoing series. Ashwin picked up five wickets in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test at Visakhapatnam as well.
Ashwin now has 20 wickets in the series against England. When New Zealand visited India four a four-Test earlier, he added another 27 scalps to his tally.
Playing his 43rd match in whites, the off-spinner picked up the wicket of Ben Stokes to register his 18th five-for on home soil. Ashwin's 23rd five-wicket haul is the joint third-highest for India with Kapil Dev. Only Anil Kumble (35) and Harbhajan Singh (25) have more five-fors.
This is the Tamil Nadu bowler's second five-wicket haul of the ongoing series. Ashwin picked up five wickets in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test at Visakhapatnam as well.
Ashwin now has 20 wickets in the series against England. When New Zealand visited India four a four-Test earlier, he added another 27 scalps to his tally.
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