Kanpur Test, R Ashwin: Team India’s star off-spinner R Ashwin is close to making a special record in the Kanpur Test. This is a record that Virat Kohli himself must be dreaming of making.
Kanpur Test, R Ashwin: The second match of the Test series between India and Bangladesh is to be held in Kanpur. This match is going to be special for veteran off-spinner R Ashwin. If Ashwin’s magic works in Green Park Stadium, he will create not one or two but 5 records. The special thing is that in Kanpur he has a great opportunity to touch the special figure of 11. For this, he will have to do wonders with both ball and bat. Getting the special figure of 11 is also a dream for Virat Kohli, let’s understand below what is this special figure of 11.
Ashwin will touch the magical figure of 11
R Ashwin took 6 wickets along with scoring a century in the Chennai Test. For this he was chosen as the Player of the Match. Now he can win this award once again by showing amazing performance in Kanpur. If this happens then Ashwin can also be chosen as the Player of the Series. He can get this award for the 11th time in his career. In this case he will equal the great Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. No one has been able to touch this special figure of 11 except Muralitharan.
This magical number 11 is a dream for Virat Kohli
R Ashwin, who has been performing for Team India for the last 14 years, is the cricketer who has won the most 10 Player of the Series awards in Tests for India. Apart from him, only Virat Kohli has won the Player of the Series award 3 times in Team India. Winning this award 11 times is like a dream for him. Apart from Ashwin, Sachin-Sehwag have won 5-5, Dravid-Harbhajan, Kumble, Kapil Dev have won 4-4 Player of the Series awards.
R Ashwin will break these 5 records in Kanpur Test
First record- If R Ashwin manages to take 1 wicket in the fourth innings, he will become the first cricketer from India to take 100 wickets in the fourth innings.
Second record- If R Ashwin takes three more wickets, he will become the highest wicket taker for India against Bangladesh. Currently, Zaheer Khan is at number one, who has taken 31 wickets. Ashwin is at number two with 29 wickets.
Third record- R Ashwin can become the highest wicket-taker in the World Test Championship 2025. Currently Australia’s Josh Hazlewood is at number one, Ashwin is at number two with 48 wickets. He will overtake Hazlewood as soon as he takes 4 wickets.
Fourth record- If off-spin master R Ashwin takes five wickets in an innings once again, he will surpass Shane Warne. Currently, Ashwin has 37 five-wicket hauls, while Warne also took 5 wickets 37 times.
Fifth record- If Ashwin takes 9 wickets in the Kanpur Test, he will surpass Nathan Lyon in terms of taking the most Test wickets. By doing so, he will become the off-spinner with the most wickets in Tests. Lyon has 530 wickets to his name.
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