India veteran all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin is part of the Rohit Sharma-led Indian squad for the first Test match scheduled to be played on September 19 at MA. Chidambaram (Chepauk) Stadium in Chennai. Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh have also arrived in Chennai for the two-Test match series. Bangladesh will be confident as they are coming to India defeating Pakistan in the two-Test match series. The side will now look to repeat the same against Men in Blue.
On the other hand, India's last red-ball outing was against England on their home ground earlier this year. This will be Ashwin's first international outing since the England Test series at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Ashwin has picked up 516 wickets in his 100 Test appearances for India. The veteran spinner will look to break a plethora of records in the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh.
Most Wickets in World Test Championship (WTC): With 174 wickets from 35 WTC matches, Ashwin needs just 14 more to break Nathan Lyon’s record of 187 wickets and become the all-time leading wicket-taker in WTC history.
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Most Wickets in WTC 2023-25: Currently leading with 42 wickets, Ashwin needs just 10 more to surpass Josh Hazlewood’s tally of 51 wickets and become the top wicket-taker in the ongoing WTC cycle.
Most Five-Wicket Hauls in WTC: Ashwin has 10 five-wicket hauls in 34 WTC matches. A single five-wicket haul in the series will make him the sole leader in this category, surpassing Lyon, who also has 10.
On verge of breaking Zaheer Khan's record: Ashwin has picked up 23 wickets in six Tests against Bangladesh, Ashwin needs nine more to break Zaheer Khan’s record of 31 wickets and become the top bowler in India-Bangladesh Test encounters.
Most Wickets in India: Ashwin has 455 wickets in 126 international matches played in India. If he captures 22 wickets in the Bangladesh series, he will surpass Anil Kumble’s record of 476 international wickets on Indian soil.
Squads
India (1st Test): Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (Wicket-keeper), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Md. Siraj, Akash Deep, Yash Dayal1
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicket-keeper), Litton Kumer Das (wk), Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Jaker Ali Anik
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