Ravi Ashwin Retires: A Look at 5 Records Held by Star All-Rounder As He Announces Retirement from International Cricket

By Team LatestlyDecember 19, 2024
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Most wickets in WTC

Ravi Ashwin has taken the most wickets in the World Test Championship so far. Ashwin has scalped 195 wickets in three WTC editions, with Nathan Lyon being second (190).

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Fastest to 250, 300 Test Wickets

Ravi Ashwin retires as the fastest bowler to take 250 and 300 wickets in Test cricket. Ashwin completed 250 Test wickets in 45 games and reached the 300-wicket mark in 54 matches.

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Oldest Indian to take Test Fifer

Ravi Ashwin holds the record of being the oldest Indian to take a fifer in Tests. Ashwin achieved this feat at the age of 38 years against Bangladesh in 2024.

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The Perfect Test All-Rounder

Ravi Ashwin is the only player in history to score more than five Test centuries and take 500 Test wickets. Ashwin also has had four instances of scoring a century and scalping five wickets, the second-most after Ian Botham.

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First Indian to Take 100 WTC wickets

Ravi Ashwin is the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the World Test Championship. He achieved this feat by dismissing Sri Lanka's Vishwa Fernando in 2022.

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