Ravichandran Ashwin got to a special milestone on the final day of the first Test in Kanpur. After doing his bit with the bat, Ashwin has been India’s leading spinner in the Test match. By taking the wicket of Tom Latham, Ashwin went past Harbhajan Singh’s tally of 417 wickets to become India’s third-highest wicket-taker in Test matches. 

“Congratulations to @ashwinravi99 on his milestone. Wish he wins many more matches for the country. Never believed in comparisons. I did my best for the country during my time and Ashwin has done his best during his” said Harbhajan Singh after Ashwin overtook his tally.

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"Never believed in comparisons. I did my best for the country during my time and Ashwin has done his best during his."#IndianCricketTeam

— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) November 29, 2021

In the 55th over of the final innings of the first India-New Zealand Test in Kanpur, he fired in a quick length ball wide outside off stump to Tom Latham. The left-handed batter was beaten by the paver and the turn of the delivery which came in after pitching.

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Stat Alert – With 418 wickets, @ashwinravi99 becomes India's third-highest wicket-taker in Tests.#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/TRvelxZ1Wk

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 29, 2021

Anil Kumble (619) and Kapil Dev (434) are the only two bowlers to be above Ashwin at the moment. He is just 16 shy of overtaking Kapil Dev’s tally now. The off-spinner hs went past Harbhajan’s tally in only 80 Tests which also shows the pace at which he has got his wickets. 

Ashwin’s dismissal of Tom Blundell was another interesting wicket of the day. Blundell smothered the delivery from Ashwin but it bounced after pitching on the rough and hitting the top of the bails. 

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Veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik said that Ravichandran Ashwin and Kapil Dev are names that should be taken in the same breadth given their contribution for Team India. 

The former KKR skipper opined that Ashwin and Kapil are definitely two of the best all-rounders Team India has ever had for a long period of time.

Ravichandran Ashwin 418 Wickets From 80 Test Matches

“Obvioulsy, I don’t think I am in a place to judge both of them, but I must admit that they should be spoken of in the same breath when it comes to Indian cricket because both of them have been match-winners, have been exemplary, and have been definitely the two best all-rounders to have come out of this soil for a long, long time,” Karthik explained.

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