Ravichandran Ashwin broke the record of great Kapil Dev, Know Here

On the second day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, the seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin of the Indian squad made a significant accomplishment.

With this, he beat the legendary Kapil Dev's record. The third Indian bowler with the most wickets in international cricket is now Ravichandran Ashwin.

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In 269 games, Ravichandran Ashwin has claimed 689 wickets. In contrast, Kapil Dev picked up 687 wickets in 356 games.

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The renowned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was born in Chennai, made his debut for his country on June 5, 2010, against Sri Lanka in Harare.

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In 91 Test matches so far, Ravichandran Ashwin has claimed 466 wickets. 72 wickets in 65 T20 Internationals and 151 wickets in 113 ODIs.

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Speaking about the game, on the second day of the Indore Test, Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav were vital in binning Australia's first innings for 197 runs.

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The most recent ICC Test bowling leader is R Ashwin. James Anderson, age 40, was the last person he left behind.

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