IND vs AUS: Ashwin equals Kumble in this case, breaks Harbhajan Singh's big record by taking five wickets

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The spin bowlers did wonders for India in the match. Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets in the first innings and two wickets in the second innings. At the same time, Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets in the first innings and five wickets in the second innings.

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India has made a great start in the four-Test series against Australia. In the first match played in Nagpur, he defeated world No. 1 team Australia by an innings and 132 runs. With this victory, Team India took a 1-0 lead in the series. The spin bowlers did wonders for India in the match. Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets in the first innings and two wickets in the second innings. At the same time, Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets in the first innings and five wickets in the second innings.

Ashwin achieved many achievements by taking five wickets in the second innings. He has taken five or more wickets in an innings of Test for the 31st time. In this case, Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka is in the first place. He did this 67 times. He is followed by Australia's Shane Warne (37), New Zealand's Richard Hadlee (36), India's Anil Kumble (35), Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath (34) and England's James Anderson (32).

Ashwin equals Kumble
Ashwin has taken five or more wickets in a Test innings on home ground 25 times. In this case, he equaled Anil Kumble (25). He is now behind Herath (26) and Muralitharan (45).

Ashwin left Warne behind
Ashwin has 320 wickets at his home ground. He left behind former Australian Shane Warne in terms of taking the most wickets at home in Test cricket. Warne took 319 wickets in Australia. Kumble (350), England's Stuart Broad (370), James Anderson (429) and Muralitharan (493) are ahead of Ashwin in this case.

Ashwin has reached the second position in terms of taking the most wickets in the match between India and Australia, ahead of Harbhajan Singh . He has 97 wickets in 19 Tests. Ashwin left Harbhajan Singh behind in this matter. Harbhajan took 95 wickets in 18 Tests. Now only Anil Kumble is ahead of Ashwin. Kumble took 111 wickets in 20 Tests. Nathan Lyon is behind Ashwin among the active players. He has taken 95 wickets in 23 matches. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja has taken 70 wickets in 13 Tests.