Top 5 R Ashwin Records in Test Cricket: On Wednesday, R Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. He confirmed this news in the press conference following the Gabba Test, which India managed to draw, keeping the series leveled at 1-1 with two Tests to go.
“This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer in all formats at the international level. I’ve had a lot of fun. I must say I have created a lot of memories,” an emotional Ashwin said.
He will continue to play in the IPL and could also be seen playing domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu and in the TNPL. For IPL 2025, Ashwin was bought by CSK for INR 9.75 crore at the mega auction.
Ashwin goes out with 537 Test wickets, 156 ODI wickets, and 72 T20I wickets in a career that started in 2010. He was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup, 2013 Champions Trophy, and the twin Test series in Australia.
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Let’s See Top 5 R Ashwin Records in Test Cricket:
Second most wickets for India
R Ashwin picked up 537 wickets in 106 Tests at an average of 24, sitting behind only Anil Kumble in terms of Test wickets for India. Kumble picked up 619 wickets from 132 Tests.
Record for five-wicket hauls
R Ashwin took 37 five-wicket hauls in Test career, which is the second joint-most alongside the great Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne. Only Muttiah Muralitharan is ahead of Ashwin and Warne with 67 five-fors in Test cricket.
Most Man of the Series awards
Ashwin bagged 11 Man of the Series awards in his Test career, the joint-most with Muttiah Muralitharan.
Performances as an all-rounder
Ashwin scored a century and a five-for in the same Test match four times, which is the most by an Indian player. Overall, only England’s Ian Botham, who achieved this feat five times in his Test career, is ahead of him.
A left-hander’s nightmare
R Ashwin holds the record for dismissing most left-handers in Test cricket – 268. 49.9% of Ashwin’s total wickets were left-handers and his average against them is 19.55.
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