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R Ashwin Surpasses Zaheer Khan To Become Most Successful Bowler In India-Bangladesh Tests

R Ashwin Wicket- (Source: @ItsGautam/X.com)R Ashwin Wicket- (Source: @ItsGautam/X.com)

In the ongoing second and final Test match between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, a result is on the card as India have managed to restrict Bangladesh to just 146 runs after lunch on day 5. The hosts just need to chase 95 runs to clean-sweep the series and strengthen their hold at the top of the WTC standings. 

After stumps on day 2, Bangladesh were 26/2 and started the day on a negative note as they lost Mominul Haque early on after R Ashwin spun his magic. Talking about Ashwin, he took a two-wicket haul in the first innings and three wickets in the second innings. 

R Ashwin Goes Past Zaheer Khan

After his heroics in the first innings, he equalled Zaheer Khan's record for most wickets against Bangladesh in Test cricket (31). He achieved that feat after taking Shakib Al Hasan's wicket. 

Meanwhile, Ashwin went past Khan to become the sole leading wicket-taker in the Test against Bangladesh after he got rid of Zakir Hasan. On the first ball of the eighth over, Ashwin trapped him in front of the wickets. Ashwin now has 34 wickets against Bangladesh in Test cricket.

The right-arm off-spinner has played eight Test matches against The Tigers, and in 15 innings, he has 34 wickets, which includes two five-wicket hauls. Here is the list of Most wickets for Bangladesh vs India in Tests.

  • Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 34
  • Zaheer Khan (India) – 31
  • Ishant Sharma (India) – 25
  • Umesh Yadav (India) – 22
  • Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) – 21

R Ashwin Scripts A Unique Feat In WTC

It was not the end of the records set by R Ashwin, as he also became the first bowler in WTC history to take 50+ wickets in each of the three WTC cycles. He beat the likes of Nathan Lyon and Tim Southee for this feat. 

Ashwin, who is the second-leading wicket-taker in WTC history with 182 wickets in 37 matches, took 71 wickets in 14 matches of the 2019-21 WTC cycle.