Highest wicket taker in Test cricket: Ravi Ashwin goes past Dale Steyn
Published on: Mar 14, 2022 5:20 pm IST|Updated on: Mar 14, 2022 6:39 pm IST
Highest wicket taker in Test cricket: Ravichandran Ashwin has shattered a number of records in the last couple of years in the longest format of the game. The senior Indian off-spinner did exceedingly well in different pressure situations and also made a comeback into the white-ball formats. The M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is currently hosting its first-ever day-night Test match between India and Sri Lanka.
Highest wicket taker in Test cricket: Ravi Ashwin goes past Dale Steyn
After overtaking the legendary Kapil Dev’s tally of 434 Test wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin has now gone past former South African speedster Dale Steyn. Ashwin has now taken a fantastic total of 441 wickets from as many as 86 Test matches at an average of 24.23 that also includes 30 five-wicket hauls. The Indian off-spinner achieved the feat when he dismissed Sri Lankan vice-captain Dhananjaya de Silva on Day 3 of the second Test match. The 35-year-old has now become the 8th highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.
Ravi Ashwin is now the second highest wicket-taker in Test matches for India. However, it will probably take a long time for him to go past Courtney Walsh’s outstanding tally of 519 Test wickets.
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Highest wicket taker in Test cricket
| Player | Team | Wickets | Matches |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 800 | 133 |
| Shane Warne | Australia | 708 | 145 |
| James Anderson | England | 640 | 169 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 619 | 132 |
| Glenn McGrath | Australia | 563 | 124 |
| Stuart Broad | England | 537 | 152 |
| Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 519 | 132 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 441 | 86 |
| Dale Steyn | South Africa | 439 | 93 |
| Kapil Dev | India | 434 | 131 |
Most wickets in Test Match Cricket :-
Muralitharan – 800
Shane Warne – 708
James Anderson – 640
Anil Kumble – 619
Glenn McGrath – 563
Stuart Broad – 537
Courtney Walsh – 519
Ravi Ashwin – 440
Dale Steyn – 439
Kapil Dev – 434#CricketTwitter #INDvsSL— Abhishek Ojha (@vicharabhio) March 14, 2022
Most wickets in Test
Muralitharan – 800
Shane Warne – 708
James Anderson – 640
Anil Kumble – 619
Glenn McGrath – 563
Stuart Broad – 537
Courtney Walsh – 519
Ravi Ashwin – 440
Dale Steyn – 439
Kapil Dev – 434#INDvsSL— Md Asiqul Islam ?? (@MdAsiqulIslam6) March 14, 2022
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India vs Sri Lanka Live Score
Things have been really tough for the visiting Sri Lanka team in this India tour so far as they first suffered a whitewash in the T20I series and then witnessed a massive innings loss during the first Test match in Mohali. After India scored 252 runs in the first innings of the second Test, the Lankan batsmen once again crumbled under the lights and eventually got bowled out for a paltry total of 109 runs. Shreyas Iyer smashed a remarkable 92 runs in the first innings and also recorded a fine fifty during the second innings as India declared with a score of 303 for 9.
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While chasing a mammoth fourth innings target of 447 runs, Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne showed an excellent fight as he notched a fabulous century on Day 3. But still the visitors got bowled out for 208 runs and eventually lost the second Test by a massive margin of 238 runs. India once again whitewashed Sri Lanka 2-0 this time in the Test series.
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