IND vs AUS Test: In the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21, India’s spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin invited former Australia captain Tim Paine to India and said that it will be his last series. However, this time Paine is not in the squad but Ashwin kept his word and claimed a five-wicket haul for the 31st time in Australia’s second inning in the series opener. The Rohit Sharma-led team crushed the Australians to win the first match of the four-match series. Meanwhile, Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer congratulated Ashwin for his fifer. While Rajasthan Royals also praised their star spinner for his incredible performance. Follow India vs Australia LIVE Updates on InsideSport.
Ravichandran Ashwin’s special records:
- Ravi Ashwin now has 31 five-wicket hauls and 457 wickets in Test cricket.
- He is perched at the number seventh spot when it comes to most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.
- Ravi Ashwin needs one more 5-fer to match England pacer James Anderson’s record of 32 five-wicket hauls.
- Muttiah Muralitharan is at the top, who took 67 five-wicket hauls in his Test career.
- The Indian record is held by Anil Kumble, who took 619 wickets from 132 matches but most importantly bagged 35 five-wicket hauls in his career.
- Australian great Shane Warne is perched at the second spot with 37 five-wicket hauls.
IND vs AUS Test: Spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin completes 31 Fifer, Wasim Jaffer and Rajasthan Royals congratulates in hilarious way, Check Out-
Wasim Jaffer, former Indian cricketer took to Twitter to congratulate Ashwin. Wasim posted a video where a man can be seen struggling on a rotating belt. Wasim displayed the man as Australian batters and the rotating belt as the Nagpur pitch. He captioned the post, “In short Congrats on another fifer @ashwinravi99 #INDvAUS.”
In short 😅 Congrats on another fifer @ashwinravi99 👏🏽 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/Z6bF5zvDZJ
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 11, 2023
The Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals also took to Twitter to praise Ashwin. They posted four pictures of carrom, keys, king (chess), and Australian batters and captioned it, “Ashwin when he empties his pockets at Tea.”
Ashwin when he empties his pockets at Tea: pic.twitter.com/y8gRNX0hpn
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) February 11, 2023
IND vs AUS Test: Spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin completes 31 Fifer, Wasim Jaffer and Rajasthan Royals congratulates in hilarious way, Check Out-
Host India bowled out the visitors for just 177 runs in the first innings. The left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who made his comeback to international cricket, picked up a five-wicket haul while Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets to restrict the opposition to a low score. The Australian batters struggled against Indian spinners on the turning track in Nagpur.
In the second innings, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made an impact with the ball in his first over, dismissing the Usman Khawaja for just five runs. The 36-year-old dismissed David Warner, Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, and Alex Carey in quick succession to complete his 31st five-wicket haul in the longer format. The off-spinner, who has been a vital player in sub-continental conditions, completed the milestone in just 10 overs.
On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami took 2 wickets each and Axar Patel scalped 1 wicket. With an all-around performance team India defeated Australia by an inning and 132 runs.
IND vs AUS Test: Spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin completes 31 Fifer, Wasim Jaffer and Rajasthan Royals congratulates in hilarious way, Check Out-
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