- India vs West Indies, 3-match Test series in India (2011) – India won by 2-0 (Debutant Test series for Ashwin)
In November 2011, West Indies played 3-match Test series against India in India where India won the series by 2-0. It was the Ashwin’s debutant Test series. With two 5-wicket haul, Ashwin took total 22 wickets in that series and also scored total 121 runs with his bat including a century. After these kind of all-round performances, Ashwin was selected for Man-of-the-Series award in his debutant Test series.
Ashwin made his Test debut in the 1st Test of that series at Delhi. With a match winning bowling figure of 6/47 in West Indies second innings of that match, Ashwin took total 9 wickets in his debutant Test match. With his great bowling performance, Ashwin was elected for Man-of-the-Match award in his debutant Test match.
In the next match (2nd Test), Ashwin picked up total 4 wickets while in the last Test (3rd Test) of the series, Ashwin took total 9 wickets (including a fifer) with a century. Ashwin also won Man-of-the-Match award in the last Test for his all-round performances.