India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the quickest bowler to register 25 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket on day four during the second Test between India and Australia at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Ashwin got to the mark in just his 47th Test, comfortably beating the previous record which was held by New Zealand legend Sir Richard Hadlee who had got there in 62 Test matches.
The Tamil Nadu spinner’s 25th five-for came as he recorded bowling figures of 6/41 to guide India to a famous 75-run win over Australia on Tuesday.
ASHWIN'S TEST RECORD
- Matches: 47
- Wickets: 269
- Average: 24.79
- Five-wicket hauls: 25
During the match, Ashwin also became the fifth most successful Indian bowler in Test cricket – having taken 269 wickets in the longest format of the game now.
Having got past Bishan Singh Bedi’s haul of 266 wickets, only Anil Kumble [619], Kapil Dev [434], Harbhajan Singh [417] and Zaheer Khan [311] stand ahead of the 30-year-old now.
Ashwin also became the fourth [and quickest] bowler to pick up 200 Test wickets in India. In 30 home Tests, he has 202 wickets at an average of 21.99.