IND vs BAN: Indian spin maestro and legendary name Ravi Ashwin just went past the likes of the great Anil Kumble to turn the highest wicket-getter for India in tests.
During the second match against Bangladesh at the Kanpur stadium, Ravi Ashwin picked his 420th wicket on Asian soil as he got rid of the Bangladeshi skipper, trapped in front of the wicket. This got him to become the second in Asian countries as he went past Kumble who has 419 wickets in Asia.
Now, Ravi Ashwin is only behind the great Muttiah Muralitharan who seals the first spot with more wickets than Ashwin on Asian soil, as he has 612 wickets. However, Kumble has had the most splendorous career in the SENA countries, as he had more wickets than Muralitharan in those foreign countries.
Also, the other greats on Asian soil with spin remain, Sri Lanka’s spin veteran Rangana Herath had 354 wickets while Harbhajan Singh followed them in the list with 300 wickets concerning the 5th position.
A peek into the Day 1 of India vs Bangladesh at Kanpur
After the Indian skipper Rohit won the toss they posted the Bangladeshis to bat first, as the match began late at the Green Park International Stadium.
The Indians reached Kanpur, with a very dominating performance in the Chennai test, as several batters like Pant, Gill and Ashwin also scored stellar hundreds with the bat, as Bumrah, and the spin duo splurged wickets which gave them the massive mammoth win of 280 runs.
Bangladesh faced trouble with the new ball as Bumrah and Siraj stirred severe trouble, when Akash Deep capitalised and took wickets with his opening spell, as he got rid of Zakir Hasan for a duck and the other opener Shadman Islam.
Ravichandran Ashwin slammed a stir of brilliance as he also picked the wicket which helped him reach milestones it was not too late that he went past the great Courtney Walsh to become the 8th highest wicket-taker of all time.
The bad light during play of Day 1 caused the game to be called off for the day, as Bangladesh ended the day 1 with 107/3 at Sumps, with Mominul at 40* alongside veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim at 6*. Bangladesh, after their initial defeat, would look to bounce back with the proceedings of the second Test.
