Ashwin Retirement IND vs AUS: Indian cricket team’s star player Ravichandran Ashwin has retired. Now he will not be seen in international cricket. However, he will continue to play in domestic cricket. Ashwin has made many records for Team India. It also includes a Maharikard. But he lagged behind the legend player Anil Kumble. Ashwin is currently at second place in terms of taking most wickets for India.
Actually, the record of taking most wickets in all three formats for Team India is held in the name of Anil Kumble. Kumble has played 401 matches. During this period 953 wickets have been taken. Ashwin lagged behind Kumble in this matter. Ashwin has taken a total of 765 wickets in all three formats. There is a gap of 188 wickets between him and Kumble. Harbhajan Singh is at number three in this list. Bhajji has taken 707 wickets.
The great record is registered in the name of Ashwin –
Ashwin may have lagged behind Kumble. But there is a great record in his name. He has left everyone behind except Kumble in terms of taking the most wickets for India. Many legendary players are included in this list. Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar and Irfan Pathan are included in the list.
These special records are registered in the name of Ashwin –
Ashwin is the player who has won the most Player of the Series awards in Tests. He has won this title 11 times in 44 series. Sri Lanka’s legendary player Muttiah Muralitharan is jointly at number one. Muralitharan has won the title 11 times in 61 series. Former South African player Jacques Kallis is after Ashwin and Muralitharan in this list. He has won this title 9 times.
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