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Ashwin has picked 442 Test wickets till now, which is the 8th highest ever.

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He was the fastest to 250, 300 and 350 Test wickets.

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He is just behind Muttiah Muralitharan in most Player of the Series in Tests.

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Though his batting is a less known affair, he started his career as a batter and a pacer.

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With the white ball, he has played 113 ODIs and 56 T20Is and has picked 217 wickets.

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He has scored 3,799 international runs and 5 hundreds.

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He is an off-spinner who can bowl a carrom ball, leg-break and even a one-fingered swinging delivery.

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Ashwin had a back injury while Vihari had a hamstring issue when they stood and drew that 3rd Test against Australia.

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Ravichandran Ashwin turned 36 today.

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