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Ashwin four wickets away from unlocking new milestone amid IND vs ENG series

Team India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is on the brink of creating yet another record amid IND vs ENG series. The Test veteran, who is just one wicket away from entering the elite 500 club, is just four wickets away from becoming the highest wicket-taker by an Indian bowler in home Tests. He will go past ‘Jumbo’ Anil Kumble by doing so.

Ashwin inches away from creating another record

BowlerWicketsAnil Kumble350Ravichandran Ashwin346Harbhajan Singh265Kapil Dev219Ravindra Jadeja 199BS Chandrasekhar142BS Bedi137Zaheer Khan104Ishant Sharma104

He became the highest wicket-taker for India against England after striking twice on Day 4 of IND vs ENG 2nd Test. With 97 wickets under his belt vs ENG, Ashwin moved past BS Chandrashekhar to occupy the top spot.

PlayerNumber of wicketsR Ashwin97BS Chandrashekhar95Anil Kumble92BS Bedi / Kapil Dev85Ishant Sharma67

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