Team India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has played a crucial role in the team’s success in home Test matches. He has an impressive record in red-ball games won by India at home, being part of 47 victories while taking 303 wickets at an average of 18.16, which includes 26 five-wicket hauls.
However, the 38-year-old has struggled in the current Test series against New Zealand. The hosts are 2-0 down in the three-match series, marking their first home Test series loss in 12 years. In the first Test in Bengaluru, Ashwin took only one wicket, and in the second Test in Pune, he recorded figures of 3-64 and 2-97.
The veteran off-spinner will be eager to deliver a stronger performance in the third and final Test against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Despite the series outcome, the hosts still have significant motivation, especially regarding their qualification for the World Test Championship final.
Ravichandran Ashwin’s performance in Test matches at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
Ashwin has an exceptional Test record at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In five matches, he has taken 38 wickets at an average of 18.42, including three five-wicket hauls.
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The off-spinner’s best innings figures at the venue are 6-55, achieved in the second innings against England in December 2016. He also took 6-112 in the first innings as India defeated the visitors by an innings and 36 runs. Despite Ashwin’s outstanding performance, Virat Kohli (235) was named Player of the Match.
In his debut Test at the venue in November 2011 against West Indies, Ashwin recorded a five-wicket haul, with figures of 5-156 in the first innings and 4-34 in the second. It was a notable all-round performance, as he also scored 103 off 118 balls in the first innings, hitting 15 fours and two sixes.
The 38-year-old took only two wickets as India lost to England by 10 wickets in November 2012. In a Test against West Indies in November 2013, he recorded figures of 3-45 and 4-89, leading India to a commanding victory by an innings and 126 runs.
Ashwin’s most recent Test at Wankhede was against New Zealand in December 2021, where he excelled with 4-8 in the first innings and 4-34 in the second. India won that match by 372 runs, despite Kiwi left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel claiming all 10 wickets in India’s first innings.
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