The Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly believes Ravichandran Ashwin goes unnoticed sometimes for his achievements. Ashwin is all set to end as the leading International wicket-taker of the decade. The off-spinner scalped 564 wickets from 2010 to 2019 in all the three forms of the game.
Ashwin has been one of the most consistent bowlers for India, especially in the Test matches. The off-spinner was dropped from the ODI squad after the 2017 Champions Trophy. On the other hand, England veteran pacers James Anderson and Stuart Broad snared 535 and 525 wickets respectively and they are placed at second and third place.
Ashwin is India’s best spinner.
Furthermore, Trent Boult and Tim Southee scalped 472 and 458 wickets respectively in all the three forms of the game and they are placed at fourth and fifth place.
The off-spinner scalped 362 wickets in the 70 Test matches he has played in this decade. Ashwin also holds the record of being the fastest bowler to 250 and 300 Test wickets as he got there in 45 and 54 Test matches respectively. The 33-year-old spinner is also the joint-fastest to get to 350 wickets with Muttiah Muralitharan as both of them had achieved the feat in 66 Test matches.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly took to his Twitter account and shared a picture of Ravichandran Ashwin to praise the off-spinner.
The post read as, “Most international wickets for Ashwin this decade @ashwinravi99 @bcci.. what an effort .. just get a Feeling it goes unnoticed at times .. super stuff”.
Here is Sourav Ganguly’s post:
Most international wickets for ashwin this decade @ashwinravi99 @bcci .. what an effort .. just get a Feeling it goes unnoticed at times .. super stuff .. pic.twitter.com/TYBCHnr0Ow
— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) December 24, 2019
Subsequently, Ravichandran Ashwin also replied to Sourav Ganguly. Here is Ashwin’s response.
Thank you so much dada.?
— Ashwin ?? (@ashwinravi99) December 24, 2019
Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker in the three-match Test series against South Africa. The veteran off-spinner took 15 wickets in the three matches. Moreover, Ashwin scalped five wickets in the two-Test matches against Bangladesh.