India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday grew to become the all-time wicket-taker within the historical past of the World Take a look at Championship (WTC). Ashwin achieved the milestone on Day 1 of the continued 2nd Take a look at in opposition to New Zealand in Pune. Ashwin, who had 186 wickets previous to the beginning of the match, wanted to 2 scalps Australia spinner Nathan Lyon within the all-time checklist. After New Zealand opted to bat in Pune, Ashwin dismissed Tom Latham and Will Younger to overhaul Lyon.
Highest Wicket-Takers In WTC Historical past
Ravichandran Ashwin (India) – 188
Nathan Lyon (Australia) – 187
Pat Cummins (Australia) – 175
Mitchell Starc (Australia) – 147
Stuart Broad (England) – 134
New Zealand reached 92/2 at lunch on day one of many second Take a look at in opposition to India.
Devon Conway (47 batting) and Rachin Ravindra (5 batting) had been within the center on the break when lunch was taken. After opting to bat, New Zealand make one change with left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner coming in for quick bowler Matt Henry, who misses out with a “glute niggle”.
India made three adjustments with fit-again batsman Shubman Gill, quick bowler Akash Deep and spinner Washington Sundar coming into the workforce. Struggling batter KL Rahul, tempo bowler Mohammed Siraj and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav had been dropped.
The Black Caps received the opener for his or her first Take a look at victory in India since 1988 and lead the three-match sequence 1-0 coming into Pune, the place spinners are anticipated to play a key function.
The eight-wicket win in Bengaluru was New Zealand’s third Take a look at victory in India however they’ve by no means received a sequence within the nation.
India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand XI: Tom Latham (capt), Devon Conway, Will Younger, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke.
(With AFP Inputs)
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