Ashwin becomes first Indian bowler to pick 100 wickets against England
Ravichandran Ashwin scripted history when he dismissed Jonny Bairstow early on Day 1 of the fourth Test between India and England here on Friday.
Ranchi: Ravichandran Ashwin scripted history when he dismissed Jonny Bairstow early on Day 1 of the fourth Test between India and England here on Friday.
Ashwin became the first India player to pick 100 Test wickets against England after he scalped Bairstow, leg before wicket. Bairstow was initially given not out, but upon review, the on-field decision had to be overturned in favour of India.
Ashwin now has 100+ wickets against two teams – England and Australia (114).
He has also scored 1085 Test runs against England, making him only the fourth player in history to complete the double feat of 100 wickets and 1000 runs against England after Gary Sobers (West Indies), Monty Noble (Australia) and George Giffen (Australia).
BCCI Secretary Jay Shah congratulated Ashwin on his remarkable feat in a tweet, calling him ‘one of the greatest spin bowlers in cricket history’.
