Oldest To Take Five Wickets Haul For India: The Indian team has defeated Bangladesh in the Chennai Test. Team India led by Rohit Sharma registered a spectacular victory by 280 runs. Ravi Ashwin was the most successful bowler for India in the second innings. Ravi Ashwin took 6 wickets for 88 runs in 21 overs. In this way, Ravi Ashwin has become the oldest bowler to take 5 wickets for India in Test matches.
Ravi Ashwin scored a century in the first innings. Whereas, Ravi Ashwin took 6 wickets in Bangladesh’s second innings. Actually, this is the fourth time that Ravi Ashwin has scored a century and taken 5 wickets in a Test match. Ravi Ashwin has become the second player in the list of players who have scored a century and taken wickets in the same Test match. Former England all-rounder Ian Botham is the first player in this list.
Ian Botham has done this feat a record 5 times. While former West Indies legend Gary Sobers, Pakistan’s Mushtaq Mohammad, South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and India’s Ravindra Jadeja have done this feat 2 times each.
Let us tell you that Ravi Ashwin played a brilliant innings of 113 runs in 133 balls in the first innings. He hit 11 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. Ravi Ashwin failed to take wickets in Bangladesh’s first innings. But this off-spinner made a brilliant comeback in the second innings. Ravi Ashwin took 6 wickets in Bangladesh’s second innings. At the same time, the Indian team defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs. In this way, the Indian team is ahead 1-0 in the 2 Test match series.
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