Ravichandran Ashwin has set a world record in the first Test match between India and Bangladesh in Chennai. He scored the sixth century of his Test career on the first day of the match and is still unbeaten at the crease. He actually set the world record not in batting but as an all-rounder. Ashwin has scored 6 centuries and 16 fifties in his career.
Ashwin’s World Record
Ravichandran Ashwin has become the first cricketer to score 50 or more on 20 occasions as a batsman in Test cricket and also take more than 30 5-wicket hauls in bowling. This had never happened before in the 147-year history of Test cricket, making Ashwin Eksath the first cricketer in the world to do so.
The match against Bangladesh is Ashwin’s 101st Test career. He has scored more than 3,400 runs in batting and during this time, besides scoring 6 centuries, he has also hit 14 fifties. In bowling, he has taken five or more wickets in an innings on more than 36 occasions in Test matches.
Ashwin’s stats also become interesting because of his 4 centuries batting at number eight or lower. Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vitori holds the record for most centuries at eight or lower order so far. He had scored 5 centuries batting in these orders.
Ashwin’s record is brilliant in Chennai
Ravichandran Ashwin comes from Tamil Nadu and his batting record on his home ground is also very spectacular. He has scored 331 runs in seven innings of five Tests at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai so far, with an average of more than 55. On the other hand, if you look at bowling, ‘Professor’ Ashwin has taken more than 30 wickets so far at the stadium in Chennai.
