IND vs. ENG: Rajkot’s Ravichandran Ashwin reaches the 500 Test Club

That’s one tough bunch down in South India. There are 500 test wickets for the Tamil Nadu player. Ravichandran Ashwin has never been one to compromise, according to the saying that Chennai boys dislike it.

What quality of Ravichandran Ashwin’s stands out the most? Is it the strategic wizardry, the desire to bowl for extended periods of time, or the capacity and mindset to improve with each passing game? He enters an elite list in the most poetic way possible—he saw an opportunity when India was lagging behind. Well, we could still have a lot to unpack and explore. the consistency throughout Ashwin’s 98-match Test career.

The opening batsman who pushed himself down the order now becomes a member of the exclusive 500 club, with Zak Crawley as the casualty. In terms of matches played (98 Tests) and balls bowled (25714), Ravichandran Ashwin has also reached the 500-ball milestone, the second fastest.

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙈𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩! 👏 👏

Take A Bow, R Ashwin 🙌 🙌

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Ravichandran Ashwin became only the second Indian bowler to accomplish the historic milestone, he became the ninth player. The off-spinner, who is 37 years old, has already claimed 34 five-wicket matches and eight ten-wicket matches. Most of the time, Ashwin has faced pressure squarely and attempted to overcome it with his arsenal of skills.