R Ashwin On Brink Of  Breaking 6 Records In Kanpur Test

Ravichandran Ashwin is at the threshold of breaking six different records in the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh.

1. He can become the first Indian to take 100 wickets in the fourth innings of Test matches. Ashwin is already the leading wicket-taker in the fourth innings of a Test among Indians. With one more wicket in the fourth innings, he will become the first Indian and sixth bowler overall to have scalped 100 wickets in the final innings.
2. Ashwin needs just three more wickets to go past Zaheer Khan’s total of 31 wickets and become the bowler with the most number of wickets in Test matches played between India and Bangladesh.
3. Four more wickets would take Ashwin to 52 wickets and past Josh Hazlewood as the leading wicket-taker during the ongoing WTC cycle.
4. Ashwin is currently in tie with Australian great Shane Warne in having the second-most five-wicket hauls in Test history, on 37. One more fifer would make Ashwin the clear second place.
5. Ashwin needs eight more wickets to overtake Australian spinner Nathan Lyon as the highest-wicket taker in the history of the World Test Championship. Lyon is currently on 187, while Ashwin is second with 180.
6. Nine more wickets would take Ashwin (522) past Lyon (530) for seventh spot in the all-time highest wicket-takers list in Test cricket.

The second Test between India and Bangladesh starts on Friday, September 27.