In 2017, playing his 45th Test, R Ashwin became the fastest bowler to pick up 250 Test wickets, bettering Dennis Lillee, who had achieved the landmark in 48 Tests.
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12 Facts About R Ashwin
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In October 2019, in his 66th Test match, R Ashwin became the joint-fastest bowler, along with Muttiah Muralitharan, to take his 350th Test wicket.
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The match ended in a draw with the scores level, after Ashwin took a single and was dismissed run out attempting a second run off the last ball of the match.
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Subramaniam and R Ashwin spent a few hours every day for a week at the nets in Nagpur.
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In November 2015, R Ashwin was a star performer throughout the Freedom Trophy Test series against South Africa in India.
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In New Zealand's tour of India in 2016, R Ashwin took 27 wickets in 3 Tests, including a career-best of 7 for 59 in an innings.
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In September 2021, R Ashwin was named in India's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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In December 2021, R Ashwin was ranked second in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings for bowlers and all-rounders.
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In March 2019, in a match against Rajasthan Royals, R Ashwin mankaded Jos Buttler reigniting the debate around dismissal in this manner.
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In 2019, R Ashwin was traded to Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.
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Tamil Nadu State Election Commission used R Ashwin to help create electoral awareness by encouraging voters to check whether their names were on the electoral roll.
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