Ashwin created yet another unique record against England on Day 1 of the Ranchi Test.
New Delhi: India’s veteran player Ravichandran Ashwin created a unique record during the fourth Test between Rohit Sharma-led Team India and Ben Stokes’ England at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi as he became the first Indian cricketer to have scored 1000+ runs and pick 100 wickets against England in Test cricket.
Ashwin is the fourth cricketer overall to reach this milestone. Before him, West Indies’ Garry Sobers, Australia’s Montague Noble, and George Giffen reached this milestone as well. Ashwin is also the first Asian cricketer to have this double record in front of his name. He dismissed Jonny Bairstow to reach this iconic milestone.
England cricket team are currently on the backfoot as they have lost five wickets before lunch itself on the score of 112. Akash Deep first derailed the visitors by picking three early wickets on debut and then Ashwin and Jadeja picked 1-wicket each in quick successions to throw England on the backfoot.
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Akash Deep, who picked 11 wickets for four games for India ‘A’ against England Lions last month, did the bulk of the damage with his sensational spell of 3-24 on a pitch which has a lot of cracks. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin took a scalp each to add more joy for India in the morning session.
Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root stitched a 52-run stand off 57 balls for the fourth wicket, but the former missed the sweep against Ashwin and was trapped lbw on the back thigh in front of the stumps, falling for 38 off 35 balls.
At the stroke of lunch, Stokes was trapped lbw for just three as Jadeja’s delivery kept low and hit the front pad just above the ankle. With Root still unbeaten on 16, England would need for him and other batters to hang around to make a competitive total.