Ashwin's name will be recorded in the pages of history, close to breaking Shane Warne's 18 year old record

Ravichandran Ashwin: The second match of the 3-match Test series between India and New Zealand will be played from today i.e. 24th October at the MCA Stadium in Pune. This match will start at 9:30 am. In this match, Indian cricket team's veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is close to creating history. Ravichandran Ashwin will break the 18-year-old record of Australia's great spinner Shane Warne. Let us tell you that the New Zealand team is ahead 1-0 in the 3-match test series. Now India will have to win the second Test match to be held in Pune at any cost to remain in the series.

Ashwin close to breaking Shane Warne's record

Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 5 wicket hauls a total of 37 times while playing in 103 Test matches for India. Shane Warne had taken 5 wicket hauls a total of 37 times while playing in 145 Test matches for Australia. If Ravichandran Ashwin takes 5 wickets in the first innings of the Pune Test against New Zealand, he will break Shane Warne's 18-year-old great record. With this, Ravichandran Ashwin will become the bowler who has taken 5 wicket hauls 38 times in Test cricket and in this matter he will also surpass Shane Warne.

Shane Warne did wonders 18 years ago

Shane Warne took the 37th 5 wicket haul of his Test career in the Boxing Day Test match played against England in Melbourne in 2006. Shane Warne took 5 wickets for 39 runs in 17.2 overs in the first innings of this test match. Shane Warne had dismissed Andrew Strauss (50), Kevin Pietersen (21), Chris Reid (3), Steve Harmison (7) and Monty Panesar (4) in this innings. Australia won this test match by an innings and 99 runs. Shane Warne was chosen 'Man of the Match' for his best performance in this match. Ravichandran Ashwin is now close to breaking Shane Warne's record in Test cricket.

Bowler with most 5 wicket hauls in the world (Test)

1. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 67 five-wicket hauls in 133 Test matches

2. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 37 five-wicket hauls in 103 Test matches

3. Shane Warne (Australia) – 37 five-wicket hauls in 145 Test matches

4. Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) – 36 five-wicket hauls in 86 Test matches

5. Anil Kumble (India) – 35 five-wicket hauls in 132 Test matches

Bowlers who have taken the most 5 wicket hauls for India (Test)

1. Ravichandran Ashwin – Took 5 wicket hauls 37 times

2. Anil Kumble – Took 5 wicket hauls 35 times

3. Harbhajan Singh – Took 5 wicket hauls 25 times

4. Kapil Dev – Took 5 wicket hauls 23 times

5. Bhagwat Chandrashekhar – Took 5 wicket hauls 16 times

Ashwin close to the figure of 530 test wickets

Ravichandran Ashwin has so far taken 528 wickets in 103 test matches for India in test cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin will create history in Test cricket as soon as he takes 2 more wickets. By taking 2 more wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin will touch the mark of 530 wickets in Test cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin will become only the second bowler for India to take 530 or more wickets in Test cricket. Till now only the great leg spinner Anil Kumble has been able to achieve this big milestone for India. For India, till now only veteran leg spinner Anil Kumble has been successful in taking 600 or more Test wickets. Anil Kumble has taken 619 wickets in Test cricket.

Bowler taking most wickets in test cricket

1. Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) – 800 Test wickets

2. Shane Warne (Australia) – 708 Test wickets

3. James Anderson (England) – 704 Test wickets

4. Anil Kumble (India) – 619 Test wickets

5. Stuart Broad (England) – 604 Test wickets

6. Glenn McGrath (Australia) – 563 Test wickets

7. Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 530 Test wickets

8. Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 528 Test wickets

9. Courtney Walsh (West Indies) – 519 Test wickets

10. Dale Steyn (South Africa) – 439 Test wickets

Indian bowler who took most wickets in test cricket

1. Anil Kumble – 619 Test wickets

2. Ravichandran Ashwin – 528 Test wickets

3. Kapil Dev – 434 Test wickets

4. Harbhajan Singh – 417 Test wickets

5. Ishant Sharma/Zaheer Khan – 311 Test wickets

6. Ravindra Jadeja – 306 Test wickets