R Ashwin scripts history, becomes fastest bowler and first Indian to achieve 150 WTC wickets

It was a day dominated by the Indian bowlers in Hyderabad in opposition to England on the opening day of the first Test on Thursday, January 25. England skipper Ben Stokes did management the harm for a bit with a counter-attacking knock of 70 runs however the trio of R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel proved to be too good for the guests’ batting line-up. While Jasprit Bumrah ended the innings with Stokes’ wicket, it was the duo of Jadeja and Ashwin that picked three wickets every and the latter scripted historical past on Thursday.

With three scalps, Ashwin grew to become the first Indian bowler to take 150 wickets in World Test Championship (WTC) historical past and third general. Nathan Lyon (171*) and Pat Cummins (169*) are the opposite two bowlers with 150-plus wickets in WTC historical past however Ashwin has grow to be the fastest bowler to achieve the feat in simply 58 innings. 

Most wickets in WTC historical past

Nathan Lyon – 171 wickets in 73* innings

Pat Cummins – 169 wickets in 73* innings
R Ashwin – 151 wickets in 58* innings
Mitchell Starc – 141 wickets in 68* innings
Stuart Broad – 134 wickets in 63 innings

Fastest to 150 wickets in WTC historical past (innings) 

58 – R Ashwin
62 – Nathan Lyon
67 – Pat Cummins

Ashwin with three scalps additionally took his wickets tally forward to 493 and now’s simply seven away from the milestone of 500 wickets. Ashwin will grow to be solely the second Indian to get to the landmark after Anil Kumble.

India responded strongly with the bat as they overtook England’s rating on Day 2 with six wickets nonetheless within the kitty. KL Rahul with an unbeaten fifty remains to be on his merry method after a quickfire begin offered by Yashasvi Jaiswal up on the high.