Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been the most impactful player for the Indian side for Test cricket over the last decade and today on his 37th birthday we will see some of the most interesting stats and facts about his playing career. Ashwin has played 94 test matches, 113 ODI matches and 65 T20I matches for India and he has also featured in 197 matches in IPL for different franchises like CSK, RPS, PBKS, DC, and RR respectively.
1. Fastest to pick 250, 300 wickets in Test cricket:
Ravichandran Ashwin has been the fastest to take 250 and 300 wickets in Test cricket (by no. of matches played). He took 250 wickets in Test cricket from just 45 matches and also took 300 wickets in Test cricket from just 54 matches respectively. Ashwin is also joint-fastest to pick 350 wickets in Test cricket from just 66 matches.
Fastest to pick 250 wickets in Test cricket (by matches played):
Ravichandran Ashwin - 45
Dennis Lillee - 48
Dale Steyn - 49
Fastest to pick 300 wickets in Test cricket (by matches played):
Ravichandran Ashwin - 54
Dennis Lillee - 56
Muralitharan - 58
Fastest to pick 350 wickets in Test cricket (by matches played):
Muralitharan - 66
Ravichandran Ashwin - 66
Richard Hadlee - 69
Dale Steyn - 69
Ravichandran Ashwin has been the fastest to take 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 & 450 Test wickets for India.
