IND vs BAN 2nd Test: Ravichandran Ashwin eye two elusive records

Team India's tar all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin will look to attain new records ahead of the second Test match against Bangladesh. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)

Updated On: 2024-09-24 04:55 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Ravichandran Ashwin with his family (Pic: File Pic)

The second Test match between India and Bangladesh will kick start on September 27 in Kanpur. Team India has already won the first match by 280 runs and will eye to whitewash the Test series

Ahead of the upcoming Test match, Ravichandran Ashwin will look to add two new records to his name

Team India spinner is just two wickets shy from becoming the leading wicket-taker in the India vs Bangladesh Test series. Currently, Ashwin has 29 scalps registered under his name. Former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan tops the list with 31 wickets

In the first matches, Ashwin claimed six wickets in the second essay and levelled the record for the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. With 37 fifers, the Indian star sits and shares the second spot with Australian legend Shane Warne. If he manages to register another five-wicket haul, then he will become the second player with the most fifers in Test history. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan enjoys the top spot with 67 five-wicket hauls

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to play with the same squad in the second Test match against Bangladesh.

India’s squad for the 2nd Test of the Bangladesh Test series: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal

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