Cape Town. IND vs SA: The Indian cricket team will take the field from tomorrow to play the first match of the 2-match Test series against South Africa. The first test match of the series will be played on the grounds of Centurion. All the key players of Team India will be seen making a comeback in this series in which Rohit Sharma will take over the responsibility of captaincy. With the end of ODI World Cup 2023, many senior players including Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah were given rest. Now everyone is completely ready to return to the field again in this 2-match Test series. In this Test series, all eyes are on off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. If Ashwin is included in the playing eleven, then he has a big chance to get his name written in golden letters in the history of Test. A record which is still in the name of only 1 Indian bowler.
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Ashwin has a chance to complete 500 wickets
Ravichandran Ashwin has played 94 test matches for Team India so far. Bowling in 178 innings of 94 matches, Ashwin has taken 489 wickets at an average of 23.66. During this period, where Ashwin has taken 5 wickets in an innings 34 times, he has taken more than 10 wickets in a match 8 times. R Ashwin is just 11 wickets away from completing 500 wickets in Tests. IND vs SA He can achieve this important milestone in the Test series. Let us tell you that till now only one bowler has been able to achieve the feat of taking 500 Test wickets in Tests for India. This is none other than Anil Kumble. Kumble has taken 619 Test wickets for India.
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Ashwin can also equal this record of Muralitharan
Ravichandran Ashwin has so far in his Test career bowled 178 innings of 94 matches and taken 489 wickets at an average of 23.66. During this period, where Ashwin has taken 5 wickets in an innings 34 times, he has taken more than 10 wickets in a match 8 times. On the basis of his brilliant performance, Ashwin has so far won the title of Player of the Series 10 times in Test cricket. In this list, he is now behind only former Sri Lankan team player and legendary bowler Muttiah Muralitharan. During his Test career, Murali played a total of 133 Test matches in 61 series, out of which he managed to win the title of Player of the Series 11 times. In such a situation, if Ashwin IND vs SA If he is successful in showing amazing performance with his bowling in the 2-match Test series, then he will be able to match Muralitharan.
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Bowler taking most wickets in test
Muttiah Muralitharan: 800 wickets
shane warne: 708 wickets
james anderson: 690 wickets
Anil Kumble: 619 wickets
stuart broad: 604 wickets
