No Five-Wicket Haul! Ravichandran Ashwin's Record In Australia Ahead Of BGT Opener
Ravi Ashwin is set to play 1st Test vs Australia (Source:@CricCrazyJohns/X.com)
The stage is set for the high-profile five-Test match series between Australia and India. It is a crucial series for both the teams in terms of their qualification for the WTC final and it has added to the already intense rivalry between the two powerhouses of world cricket.
There are plenty of news floating around in cricketing circles, and one of those is that Ravichandran Ashwin will play as a lone-spinner in the Indian team during the opening Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The logic behind playing Ashwin as the only spinner is that their are plenty of left-handers in the Australian line-up and the Indian star's off-break could be handy against them. So, as Ashwin gets ready to play the opening Test, let's see how he has gone about his business in Australian conditions so far.
Ravichandran Ashwin has a stunning record overall, and has 536 wickets in just 105 Test matches. He has picked those wickets at an average of just 23.95 while he has 37 five-wicket hauls and eight times he has taken 10 or more wickets in a Test. So, he is surely a legend of the game, however, his stats in Australia are bit concerning.
Ashwin's Average Record In Australia
The Indian offie played his first Test match in Australia in 2011 at the MCG and has overall played 10 Test matches in the country. He has just 39 wickets in those and has an average of 42.15 with the ball, which is way more than his career average. Also, he has not picked up a fifer in an innings in Australia and has two four-wicket hauls. The first of those came at the SCG during the New Year Test in 2015 while the second four-fer came in the Adelaide during the 2020-21 BGT.
| Matches | Innings | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 18 | 39 | 4/55 | 6/149 | 42.15 |
The most wickets he has taken in a Test match in Australia is six. It came in the Adelaide Test of the 2018-19 series which India won and in that Test, he picked three wickets in each innings. So, a big performance is yet to come from the stalwart and the team management would be hoping that he comes up with something special in Perth Test to set the momentum for the series.
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