Ravichandran Ashwin, an Indian off-spinner, took his 500th Test wicket in the first innings of the third Test against England on Friday at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.
Ashwin took the wicket of Zak Crawley, who was caught by Rajat Patidar for 15 in England’s first innings. R. Ashwin is the second Indian bowler, after Anil Kumble, to reach 500 Test wickets. In 2006, Kumble dismissed Steve Harmison lbw in Mohali, marking his 500th wicket.
The 37-year-old made his Test debut for India against the West Indies in Delhi in 2011 and is currently in his 98th Test, with a chance to join the historic 100-Test club at Dharamsala later in the series.
Ashwin recorded his best Test statistics of 7-59 against New Zealand in Indore in 2016.
Fastest Indian bowler to
(by matches)
50 wickets – R Ashwin
100 wickets – R Ashwin
150 wickets – R Ashwin
200 wickets – R Ashwin
250 wickets – R Ashwin
300 wickets – R Ashwin
350 wickets – R Ashwin
400 wickets – R Ashwin
450 wickets – R Ashwin
500 wickets – R Ashwin*
Ashwin is second only to Nathan Lyon (517 wickets) among current spinners in Tests. He surpassed Kapil Dev’s record of 434 Test wickets during the first India-Sri Lanka Test at Mohali in March 2022, when he bowled Pathum Nissanka in the second innings.
Most Wickets in Test
800 – Muralitharan
708 – Shane Warne
696 – James Anderson
619 – Anil Kumbe
604 – Stuart Broad
563 – Glenn McGrath
519 – Courtney Walsh
517 – Nathan Lyon
500 – Ravi Ashwin*
Earlier in the day, India were bowled out for 445 runs in their first innings, with skipper Rohit Sharma hitting 131.
