Ravichandran Ashwin breaks one more record, this time equals the record of…

New Delhi: Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is a man on a mission as he is breaking one record after another in the recently concluded Bangladesh Test series. The men in blue earlier clinched a 2-0 series whitewash against Bangladesh. One of the main architects of India’s resounding victory against the Bangla Tigers was Ashwin who bamboozled the Bangladeshi batsmen on a turning track of Kanpur pitch.

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Subsequently, Ravichandran Ashwin got the Player of the Series award for the way he played against the Bangladeshi team. Ashwin also went on to match a world record, held by Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan in Test cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin and Muttiah Muralitharan are currently level equal on a list which comprises many greats.

Most Player-of-the-Series awards in Test cricket

Muthiah Muralidaran – 11
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Interestingly, if Ashwin can go one better than the current tally, the Indian off-spinner will be able to topple the record of the Sri Lankan off-spinner to go to the top. Ashwin reflected on his contribution to the team as he said in the post-match that-

Winning this game was important for us. Massive win for us in the context of the WTC. When we bowled them out yesterday, it was a little after lunch. Rohit was keen that we needed 80 overs to bowl at them. He said even if we get bowled out for 230, it’s okay…

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Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin also became the first cricketer in the 147 years of Test cricket to score more than twenty 50+ scores and more than 30 five-wicket hauls.

List of cricketers for the most Player of the Series awards in Tests:

Ashwin equalled the record of Murali which comprises the following cricketers:

• 11 – Muttiah Muralitharan
• 11 – Ravichandran Ashwin
• 9 – Jacques Kallis
• 8 – Sir Richard Hadlee
• 8 – Imran Khan
• 8 – Shane Warne