In the second Test cricket match against Bangladesh, Ashwin broke Kapil Dev’s record and set a new record.
The 2nd and final Test match between India and Bangladesh was played at the Dhaka Stadium. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat. The team was all out for 227 runs in the first innings. He scored the maximum 84 runs in Momin. After this, the Indian team who started the first innings stumbled at the beginning, but later showed a calm performance. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer rescued the team from the slump. Finally, the Indian team was all out for 314 runs in the first innings. Rishabh Pant scored 93 runs and Shreyas Iyer scored 87 runs.
After this, the Bangladesh team started the second innings. The team was all out for 231 runs in the second innings. With this, a target of 145 runs was set for the Indian team. After this, the Indian team started the second innings and stumbled by losing successive wickets from the start. As the 4th day started today, 100 runs were needed to win. In this case, Shreyas Iyer and Ashwin, who played a calm game, took the team to victory. India won by 3 wickets to clinch the 2-match series 2-0.
In this match, Ashwin broke Kapil Dev’s record and set a new record. Ashwin, who has played only 88 matches in Test cricket, has become the first Indian player to take 400 wickets and score 3,000 runs. Ashwin became the second player to achieve this feat in 86 matches after former New Zealand player Richard Hadlee. Kapil Dev had achieved the same record of 400 wickets and 3000 runs in 131 matches.