DTVHINDIIND vs ENG: The pair of Jadeja and Ashwin created history, leaving behind legends like Kumble-Harbhajan Singh
The pair of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja has become India’s most successful pair in terms of taking the most wickets in Test cricket. R Jadeja & R Ashwin (Photo Source: Getty Images) India’s spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja became the most successful Test bowling pair for India, surpassing Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh during the first Test against England in Hyderabad on Thursday. The pair captured their 502nd wicket together, surpassing the previous record held by Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, who took 501 wickets in 54 matches. In international cricket, the world record for taking the most wickets in Test cricket as a pair is held by James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who together have taken 1039 wickets. Apart from Anderson and Broad, the pair of Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath is the second pair to have taken more than 1000 wickets. McGrath and Warne together took 1001 wickets in their career. Indian bowling pair taking most wickets in test 502- Ravichandran Ashwin/Ravindra Jadeja501 – Anil Kumble/Harbhajan Singh474 – Zaheer Khan/Harbhajan Singh431 – Ravi Ashwin/Umesh Yadav412 – Anil Kumble/Javagal Srinath India and England Talking about the first test match between India and India, Ben Stokes has decided to bat first after winning the toss. The pair of Ben Duckett and Jack Crawley gave a fast start to the team and added 50 runs in the first 11 overs. Ashwin gave India its first success by dismissing Duckett, after which India took wickets at regular intervals and made a comeback in the match. Till the time of writing the news, the England team has lost six wickets for 138 runs. At present, captain Ben Stokes and spinner Rehan Ahmed are batting at the crease. Jonny Bairstow (37) has scored the most runs for England so far. Whereas in bowling from India Ravindra JadejaRavichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel have taken 2-2 wickets.
