Ravichandran Ashwin has significantly contributed to Indian cricket across all three formats. Although he is not a regular feature in ODIs and T20Is, he has been one of the best in the business regarding Test cricket.
His statistics speak huge volumes about how good he has been as a bowling all-rounder. He has delivered the goods with the ball and bat when it really mattered the most for the Indian cricket team.
For sure, he is a legend of the Indian Test cricket team. The biggest USP is his exceptional ability to produce spark and breakthroughs for the team with his top-notch bowling spells.
At times, he deceives the batsmen with carrom balls and flighted deliveries. Let’s also not forget the fact that he has scored five centuries and 13 half-centuries in the purest format of the game.
Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Kapil Dev to become India’s 3rd highest wicket-taker in international cricket
Meanwhile, India’s veteran off-spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin etched his name into the record books after he surpassed Kapil Dev to become India’s third-highest wicket-taker in international cricket.
Ravi Ashwin achieved the feat during the ongoing third Test against Australia at Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. He picked up three wickets to his name and he went on to dismiss Peter Handscomb, Alex Carrey and Nathan Lyon.
Ravi Ashwin has taken 466 wickets in Tests, 151 wickets in ODIs and 72 wickets in T20Is. Overall, he has taken 689 wickets in international cricket. On the other side of the coin, legendary Kapil Dev has taken 434 wickets in Test cricket and 253 runs in One-Day Internationals.
Overall, Kapil Dev took 687 wickets in international cricket. Ravi Ashwin has scored 3106 runs in Tests at an average of 27.25. On the contrary, Kapil Dev scored 5248 runs at an average of 31.1 including 8 centuries and 27 fifties.
He scored 3783 runs in ODIs at an average of 23.8 including 1 century and 14 fifties whereas Ashwin scored 707 runs in ODIs including one fifty.
G.o.a.t all-rounder of test cricket Ashwin 🔥
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Meanwhile Kapilbdev smiling ear to ear after watching the skillful, the tactician, the world no 1 test bowler breaking his record #IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/wqdQon0QSp
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Underrated 🐐
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Living legend Anna
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Legend 🙌🙌
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Ashwin to kapil dev pic.twitter.com/fZ58RnZ6Uz
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