R Ashwin Record : The drawn Gabba Test marked the conclusion of an era in Indian cricket. Following the end of the third Test match against Australia, India’s experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket. Ashwin claimed a wicket while included in the playing-11 during the Adelaide Test, but he didn’t receive an opportunity in the playing-11 for the Gabba Test. Following this, the likelihood of him participating in the upcoming matches was minimal.
Ashwin has accomplished numerous feats throughout his career
In this scenario, Ashwin astonished everyone by making the significant choice to retire from Team India. Ashwin had been consistently participating solely in Test cricket for Team India over the past several years. Despite being offered an opportunity in the limited overs format team, he failed to make such similar impact. Ravichandran Ashwin has accomplished numerous feats throughout his career.
Ashwin’s career at a glance
Ashwin debuted in Test cricket in November 2011. He claimed 9 wickets in this game and earned the Player of the Match accolade. Ashwin accomplished the milestone of capturing five wickets (five wickets for 156 runs) during his inaugural innings in Test cricket. The following year, Ashwin accomplished the milestone of claiming 10 or more wickets in a Test match for the first time in August 2012. Ashwin claimed 537 wickets across 200 innings in 106 Test matches for India.
Bowlers with the highest number of wickets taken under one captain in Test cricket:
347 – Dale Steyn (131 innings) while under the captaincy of Graeme Smith.
293 – R Ashwin (94 innings) during Virat Kohli’s tenure
280 – Makhaya Ntini (130 innings) while captained by Graeme Smith
231 – Craig McDermott (98 innings) during Allan Border’s captaincy