Mumbai: Indian spinner R Ashwin has overtaken South African pace legend Dale Steyn in Test cricket. In the second Test against Sri Lanka, Ashwin fell behind Dhananjaya D’Silva’s wicket in Sri Lanka’s second innings. D’Silva took the 440th wicket of Ashwin’s Test career.
Stein has taken 439 wickets. Steyn took 439 wickets in 93 Tests, while Ashwin took 440 in the 86th Test of his career. Ashwin became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket’s 400-wicket haul, surpassing Stein.
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West Indies pace legend Courtney Walsh, who has taken 519 wickets, is Ashwin’s leading bowler. Ashwin is currently the eighth highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets), Shane Warne (708 wickets), James Anderson (640 wickets), Anil Kumble (619 wickets), Glenn McGrath (563 wickets), Stuart Broad (537 wickets) and Courtney Walsh (519 wickets) were the other notable contributors. In front of Ashwin.