R Ashwin Test stats: List of records achieved in IND vs WI 1st Test

India's premier spinner R Ashwin wreaked havoc on Day 1 of India vs West Indies 1st Test, scripting new records in his illustrious Test career.

When he dismissed Tagenarine Chanderpaul in the 13th over, he became the first Indian bowler to dismiss both father and son in Tests. Tagenarine is a son of West Indian legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul. 

Bowlers to dismiss both father and son in Tests
Bowlers	Dismissal
Ian Botham	Lance and Chris Cairns
Wasim Akram	Lance and Chris Cairns
Mitchell Starc	Shivnarine and Tagenarie Chanderpaul
Simon Harmer	Shivnarine and Tagenarie Chanderpaul
R Ashwin	Shivnarine and Tagenarie Chanderpaul

Source: Espncricinfo

This is the 53rd time when Ashwin has taken the first wicket of the innings. 

Most time of a spinner taking the first wicket of the innings
Bowler	Instances
R Ashwin	53
Anil Kumble	49
M Muralidaran	43
Rangana Herath	34
Shane Warne	34

Source: Espncricinfo

On his way to a five-wicket haul, Ashwin registered his name in an elite list that is dominated by spinners. The Tamil Nadu spinner became the third Indian bowler to claim over 700 wickets in International cricket. 

Former India head coach, Anil Kumble, is on top of the chart and is the leading wicket-taker for the country with 956 international wickets. While former India spinner, Harbhajan Singh, stands in the second position with a record of taking 711 wickets in international cricket.

Most wickets by Indians in Tests
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	5-wicket hauls	10s
A Kumble	1990-2008	401	499	55226	953	10 for 74	14/149	30.1	3.11	37	8
Harbhajan Singh	1998-2016	365	442	41551	707	8 for 84	15/217	32.6	3.32	28	5
R Ashwin	2010-2023	271	351	32313	702	7 for 59	13/140	25.8	3.36	33	7
Kapil Dev	1978-1994	356	448	38942	687	9 for 83	11/146	28.8	3.05	24	2
Z Khan	2000-2014	303	373	28952	597	7 for 87	10/149	31.5	3.89	12	1
J Srinath	1991-2003	296	348	27039	551	8 for 86	13/132	29.1	3.55	13	1
R Jadeja	2009-2023	304	355	26010	513	7 for 42	10/110	29.5	3.49	13	2
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Alzarri Joseph became Ashwin's 700th wicket as the impatient batter tried to clear the boundary but in his eagerness to clear the boundary he failed to read the carom ball. 

Ashwin breaks Anderson's record

With his 33rd five-wicket haul, Ashwin also went past England's veteran pacer James Anderson, who has 32 fifers in Test cricket. 

Ashwin now moved sixth in the list of most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. Sri Lanka's legendary cricketer Muthiah Muralidaran is leading the charts with 67 five-wicket hauls, followed by Australian great Shane Warne's 37 and New Zealand legend Richard Hadlee (36). 

Most 5-wicket hauls in Tests
Player	Five-fors
M Muralidaran	67
Shane Warne	37
Richard Hadlee	36
Anil Kumble	35
Rangana Herath	34
R Ashwin	33
James Anderson	32
Glenn McGrath	29
Ian Botham	27
Dale Steyn	26

Source: Espncricinfo

Most bowled dismissals by Indian

Ashwin broke Anil Kumble's record of most bowled dismissals in red-ball cricket by an Indian. Ashwin has now 95 bowled dismissals to his name against Kumble's 94.

Ashwin careers stats (Bowling)

Bowling Career
.	Matches	Innings	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Econ	Avg	5W	10W
Test	92	174	24573	11344	474	7 for 59	13 for 40	2.77	23.93	32	7
ODI	113	111	6141	5058	151	4 for 25	4 for 25	4.94	33.5	0	0
T20I	65	65	1452	1672	72	4 for 8	4 for 8	6.91	23.22	0	0
IPL	197	194	4194	4902	171	4 for 34	4 for 34	7.01	28.67	0	0

Source; Cricbuzz

Ashwin wickets in India and abroad

.	In India	Outside India
Matches	55	37
Wickets	337	138
Average	20.87	31.33
5-wicket haul	26	7
Best Bowling figures	7 for 59	7 for 83

Source: Espncricinfo

Highest wicket-taker in Test cricket history

Player

Span

Mat

Mdns

Runs

Wkts

BBI

Ave

4

5

M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)

1992-2010 133 1794 18180 800 9 for 51 22.72 45 67

SK Warne (AUS)

1992-2007 145 1761 17995 708 8 for 71 25.41 48 37

JM Anderson (ENG)

2003-2023 181 1678 18033 688 7 for 42 26.21 32 32

A Kumble (IND)

1990-2008 132 1576 18355 619 10 for 74 29.65 31 35

SCJ Broad (ENG)

2007-2023 165 1293 16493 598 8 for 15 27.58 28 20

GD McGrath (AUS)

1993-2007 124 1470 12186 563 8 for 24 21.64 28 29

CA Walsh (WI)

1984-2001 132 1144 12688 519 7 for 37 24.44 32 22

NM Lyon (AUS)

2011-2023 122 1013 15379 496 8 for 50 31 22 23

R Ashwin (IND)

2011-2023 93* 852 11404 479 7 for 59 23.8 24 33

DW Steyn (SA)

2004-2019 93 660 10077 439 7 for 51 22.95 27 26

N Kapil Dev (IND)

1978-1994 131 1060 12867 434 9 for 83 29.64 17 23

HMRKB Herath (SL)

1999-2018 93 814 12157 433 9 for 127 28.07 20 34

Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)

1973-1990 86 809 9611 431 9 for 52 22.29 25 36

SM Pollock (SA)

1995-2008 108 1222 9733 421 7 for 87 23.11 23 16

Harbhajan Singh (IND)

1998-2015 103 871 13537 417 8 for 84 32.46 16 25



(With Agencies inputs)