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  • Ashwin Completes 500 Test Wickets; Sachin Tendulkar Gives Him A New Name After Achieving Landmark | cricket news

    R Ashwin finally grabbed his 500th Test wicket when he dismissed Zak Crawley in the first innings of the third Test going on at Rajkot. Ravichandran Ashwin claimed his milestone Test wicket as he dismissed Zak Crawley, providing India with a crucial breakthrough in a tense moment of the match. Ashwin delivered a tossed-up full delivery on leg-stump, causing Crawley to lean in for a sweep. However, the ball dipped unexpectedly, landing slightly shorter and creating a puff of dust as it made contact with the pitch.

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    This slight variation deceived Crawley, resulting in a top-edge that was safely pouched by Rajat Patidar, who sprinted back from fine-leg to complete the catch over his shoulder. Ashwin’s achievement marks him as a modern-day great for India, and he was rightfully swarmed by his teammates in celebration of this exclusive milestone. Crawley departed after scoring 15 runs from 28 deliveries, including two boundaries.

    Watch Ashwin’s 500th Test wicket here:

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    Ashwin becomes only the ______ Indian to achieve this remarkable feat! _#INDvENG #JioCinemaSports #BazBowled #IDFCFirstBankTestSeries pic.twitter.com/uNqd7a87iF — JioCinema (@JioCinema) February 16, 2024

    There were many congratulatory wishes that poured in social media after Ashwin touched the remarkable figure. India legend Sachin Tendulkar was among the first notable figures to acknowledge the achievement on X (formerly Twitter). He also gave a new name to the off-spinner from Tamil Nadu. He tweeted: “500 Test wickets for a one-in-a-million bowler! In AshWIN the SpinNER, there was always a WINNER. 500 wickets is a huge milestone in Test cricket. Congratulations, Champion!”

    Ashwin also got congratulatory message from Indian film star Dhanush. He tweeted: “Congratulations @ashwinravi99 on this incredible achievement. Thank you for making us proud.”

    “From Chennai to the cricketing cosmos, @ashwinravi99’s journey to 500 Test wickets is a saga of grit, guile, and unrivaled skill. A monumental achievement that cements his legacy in the annals of cricketing history. Bravo, Ashwin,” tweeted Dinesh Karthik.

    Check out the tweets here:

    From Chennai to the cricketing cosmos, @ashwinravi99’s journey to 500 Test wickets is a saga of grit, guile, and unrivaled skill. A monumental achievement that cements his legacy in the annals of cricketing history. Bravo, Ashwin!#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/R7hNC7QV9M — DK (@DineshKarthik) February 16, 2024

    Congratulations @ashwinravi99 on this incredible achievement. Thank you for making us proud #ashwin500 — Dhanush (@dhanushkraja) February 16, 2024

    500 Test wickets for a one-in-a-million bowler!

    In Ashwin the Spinner, there was always a WINNER. 500 wickets is a huge milestone in Test cricket. Congratulations, Champion!#INDvENG pic.twitter.com/Cb48ZJE3XO

    — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 16, 2024

    Having made his Test debut in 2011, Ashwin has come a long way.The engineering graduate from Chennai started out as a top-order batter and tried his hand at medium pace bowling before settling for the role of an off-spinner, a decision that was forced by a back injury during his teenage years.

    Following the Kumble and Harbhajan Singh era, Ashwin had big shoes to fill and he has done that with remarkable consistency. In his first 16 Tests, Ashwin snared nine five-wicket hauls and became the fastest to the 300 wickets club.Ashwin has also proved his worth in the shorter formats, having played 116 ODIS for his 156 wickets in the format. He has 72 wickets in 65 T20 International appearances.

  • Yuvraj Singh Questions R Ashwin’s Place In India’s ODI And T20I Team, Says ‘What Does He Bring With The Bat?’ , cricket news

    Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh came out with a brutal analysis on R Ashwin as he said that the spin-bowling all-rounder does not deserve a place in the white-ball sides of Indian men’s cricket team. Yuvraj argued that while Ashwin is a great Test cricketer, his skills in white-ball cricket are limited. Ashwin was part of India’s squad for the ODI World Cup 2023 where India reached the final and lost it to Australia. Ashwin played just one out of 11 matches that India played in the tournament last year.

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    “Ashwin is a great bowler but I don;t think he deserves a place in PDIs and T20s. He is very good with the ball, but what does he bring with the bat? Or as a fielder? In the Test team, yes, he should be there. But in white-ball cricket, I don’t think he deserves a place,” Yuvraj told Times of India.

    Yuvraj also spoke on the current hot topic in IPL which is Hardik Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma as the captain of Mumbai Indians (MI). Hardik was named as the new leader very soon after he was traded in from Gujarat Titans (GT) to MI last year. This decision by the five-time champions irked the Rohit Sharma fans who eventually started trolling the franchise. MI lost upto 10 lakh followers on Instagram reportedly after this move as Rohit fans shifted their base to other teams.

    But Yuvraj feels that franchises have to think long term as far as captaincy goes and the decision must have been taken looking in future.

    “In franchise cricket, it always gets tough as you get old. Every franchise is always looking to promote a young player on whom they have spent a lot, and that is only fair,” said Yuvraj.

    He also said that he too faced similar situation in the past and understands that there is no substitute to experience.

    “..I have faced this situation too. But then, there can’t be a replacement for experience. Rohit has huge experience and has delivered. But a franchise has to think long term,” added Yuvraj.

    Coming back to Yuvraj’s comment on Ashwin’s white-ball skills, it will be interesting to see how the Chennai-born spinner reacts to the criticism made by 2011 World Cup Man of the Series award winner. Ashwin is known to be an expressive personality and has a YouTube channel to where he analyzes his and others’ game in a very detailed manner. Let’s see if the master spinner has an opinion on Yuvi’s opinion on him.