IND vs BAN, 1st Test: Ravichandran Ashwin’s records in numbers – Complete look at veteran all-rounder’s show

Chennai: Ravichandran Ashwin did the star turn at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday with a six-wicket haul that propelled India to an emphatic 280-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test against Bangladesh. Chasing a mammoth target of 515 in the fourth innings, none of the Bangladeshi batters sans Najmul Hossain Shanto (82) could stand in front of Ashwin as the veteran off-spinner went home with a 6/88 to help his team record 179th Test victory in history. Ashwin had also scored a century in the first innings – his sixth in the longest format of the game.
37 – Ravichandran Ashwin recorded his 37th five-wicket haul and is joint-second most in the world. He is now tied with Late Shane Warne and is only behind Muthiah Muralidaran’s 67.
38 years & 2 days – Ravichandran Ashwin became the oldest Indian to take a five-wicket haul in Tests. The previous oldest Indian was Vinoo Mankad at 37 years and 306 days old against Pakistan in a Test match in 1955.
1 – Ravichandran Ashwin is the first player to take a five-wicket haul and score a hundred at a single venue twice. Before today, Ashwin had achieved the same against England at Chepauk in 2021.
1 – Ravichandran Ashwin also became the oldest player to score and a hundred and take a five-wicket haul in men’s Test. Before Ashwin, the oldest was Polly Umrigar at 36 years and seven days old against West Indies in 1962.
4 – This is the fourth time Ravichandran Ashwin has scored a century and took five wickets in a same Test. Only England Ian Botham has achieved the feat more – five.
7 – Ravichandran Ashwin has taken five-wicket hauls seven times in the fourth innings of a Test match. He is on equal with Late Shane Warne and Murali Muralidaran. Sri Lankan Rangana Herath tops the list with 12 five-wicket hauls.