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R Ashwin celebrates the dismissal of Bangladesh captain in Kanpur. (BCCI Photo)
Ravichandran Ashwin took one wicket on the rain-curtailed Day 1 of 2nd Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur and with that broke Anil Kumble’s record.
India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin has claimed yet another Indian bowling record surpassing the legendary Anil Kumble. When Ashwin dismissed Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto on the opening day of the 2nd Test in Kanpur, he became the bowler with the second-most Test wickets – 420 – in Asia overtaking Kumble who took 419 of his 619 scalps in the continent.
The record for the most Test wickets on Asian pitches belongs to the legendary Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan with 612 wickets while his compatriot Rangana Herath is fourth on this list with 354 scalps. Another spin great Harbhajan Singh completes the top five with 300 wickets.
| Rank | Team | Player | Tests | Wickets |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | Muttiah Muralitharan | 97 | 612 |
| 2 | India | Ravichandran Ashwin* | 71 | 420 |
| 3 | India | Anil Kumble | 82 | 419 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | Rangana Herath | 68 | 354 |
| 5 | India | Harbhajan Singh | 71 | 300 |
| 6 | India | Kapil Dev | 86 | 279 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | Chaminda Vaas | 74 | 236 |
| 8 | India | Ravindra Jadeja | 48 | 231 |
| 9 | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | 59 | 216 |
| 10 | Pakistan | Waqar Younis | 47 | 215 |
Most Test wickets in Asian pitches
Ashwin played the starring role in India’s 280-win over Bangladesh in thefirst Test in Chennai where he scored a century to bail India out of trouble in the first innings before taking a five-wicket haul.
*Till Day 1 of 2nd Test between India and Bangladesh on September 27, 2024.
