Ashwin is the first Indian bowler to take the fastest 500 test wickets
Ravichandran Ashwin Has created history by taking the wicket of Jack Crawley on the second day of the third Test against England in Rajkot. He has become the second Indian bowler to take 500 wickets in Test cricket.
Apart from this, Ashwin is the first Indian and second bowler in the world to take the fastest 500 Test wickets. Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan is the first bowler in the world to achieve this feat in 87 Test matches.
Ashwin received many good wishes and congratulations from the cricket world on this wonderful achievement. Apart from this, BCCI Secretary Jai Shah, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, RP Singh and others congratulated him by tweeting.
In response to the Indian innings, England made a great start. Ben Duckett followed the baseball strategy in Rajkot and scored a century in just 87 balls. This is his first century in India.
After this brilliant innings of Ben Duckett, there was a flood of reactions on social media. Other veteran cricketers including Michael Vaughan congratulated him and congratulated him.
Huge congratulations! @ashwinravi99, on reaching the incredible milestone of 500 Test wickets! Your mastery of spin bowling continues to inspire. Here’s to many more milestones ahead. Keep shining, brother!#Ashwin #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/o42QlQTxYa
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) February 16, 2024
Ash Anna 🫡
What a LEGEND!
5⃣0⃣0⃣ and counting motiv pic.twitter.com/G4Sy9GvgpM— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) February 16, 2024
500 wickets and still spinning strong! Congratulations to Ravichandran Ashwin on this remarkable milestone🏏🙏 @ashwinravi99
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) February 16, 2024
Congratulations to @ashwinravi99 on achieving the 500 Test wicket milestone. Many more to come. pic.twitter.com/XANzv1Lcn7
— Nathan Lyon (@NathLyon421) February 16, 2024
500 wkts in less than 100 Tests is a phenomenal achievement! Congratulations @ashwinravi99 #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/lYFmGmIW5n
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 16, 2024
A champion bowler who never stops to learn. Congratulations @ashwinravi99 on this monumental achievement! Wonderful to see another Indian spinner joining the club.#Ashwin #IndvEng
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) February 16, 2024
Ash Anna, 500 wickets in sight!
Congratulations on a very special milestone @ashwinravi99 pic.twitter.com/DR67V98VuP— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 16, 2024
The Astronaut goes into orbit. Great performance by a top-class operator to get to Club 500. Well done, @ashwinravi99 #Ashwin500 #IndvsEng pic.twitter.com/pE8oBuWypC
— Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) February 16, 2024
,@ashwinravi99‘s journey to 500 Test wickets is a masterclass in bowling excellence with relentless hard work and extraordinary talent🤌🏾 One of the finest students of the game joins the elite group. Congratulations Ash!👏🏾#Ashwin #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/7Sw5F6V7Rx
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) February 16, 2024
What an incredible achievement! @ashwinravi99
500 wickets! Congratulations🙌🏻👉
— RP Singh Rudra Pratap Singh (@rpsingh) February 16, 2024
Legendary stuff @ashwinravi99 congratulations #500
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 16, 2024
500 Test wickets for a one-in-a-million bowler!
In Ashwin the Spinner, there was always a WINNER. 500 wickets is a huge milestone in Test cricket. Congratulations, Champion!#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/Cb48ZJE3XO
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 16, 2024
Wow .. now that’s a Test 100 .. it’s up with anything you have seen .. Ben Duckett is some player to watch .. #INDvENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 16, 2024
What an innings by @BenDuckett1
Brilliant💯#INDvsENG— Junaid khan (@JunaidkhanREAL) February 16, 2024