2nd Test: R Ashwin goes past Harbhajan Singh to achieve unique feat
- Ashwin, with an average of 22.67, got past Harbhajan, who took 265 wickets at an average of 28.76
- Harbhajan is third in the standings with 417 wickets in Tests for India
- Anil Kumble is the leading wicket-taker in India with 350 scalps at 24.88
Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests in India. He achieved this feat when he dismissed England all-rounder Ben Stokes with a perfect pff-spinner.
Ashwin, with an average of 22.67, got past Harbhajan, who took 265 wickets at an average of 28.76.
Spin legend Anil Kumble is the leading wicket-taker in India with 350 scalps at 24.88. He is also India’s leading wicket-taker in Tests with 619 scalps to his game.
Harbhajan is third in the standings with 417 wickets and Ashwin, who is inching towards the 400-wicket mark, is fourth. The legendary Kapil Dev is second with 434 wickets.
On the match front, the English bowling department wrapped up the Indian tail early in the first session of the second day. However, the England top-order collapsed easily as Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel and R Ashwin picked wickets easily and at regular intervals.
Apart from Dominic Sibley, Ben Foakes, Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope, no other English batsmen could cross the 20-run mark until Tea.
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