What did Kapil Dev say when Ravichandran Ashwin broke his record? Learn

08/03/2022/10:07:pm

New Delhi: Team India’s experienced constituent spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin broke the record of former Indian team captain and veteran all-rounder Kapil Dev in the first Test match played in Mohali of the 2-match Test series against Sri Lanka. And went ahead. The history of international cricket shows that Ravichandran Ashwin has now become the second Indian bowler to take more wickets in Test cricket.

According to the latest, Ravichandran Ashwin has 436 wickets in Test cricket after the Mohali Test match. Whereas, Kapil Dev, the former captain of the Indian team that won India the first ODI World Cup in 1983, has 434 wickets in Test cricket. Records clearly show that the biggest wicket-taker in Test cricket is bowler Anil Kumble, who took 619 wickets in his career.

After the first match played against Sri Lanka in Mohali (1st Test Match SL vs IND, 2022, Mohali), the former great captain of Team India Kapil Dev said that he is very happy with the performance of the Indian team off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Huh. Ashwin (Ravichandran Ashwin) is a great player, a brilliant spinner. Now he should target 500 Test wickets. I am sure that they will definitely try and achieve that goal.

Kapil Dev further said, “Ashwin can also get more than 500 wickets.”
It is worth noting that, before the first match of Mohali of the two-match fresh series against Sri Lanka, which lasted from Friday, March 4 to March 6, Haryana Hurricane Kapil Dev India after former great spinner Anil Kumble of the Indian team. He was the second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. But, on Sunday, 6 March, as soon as Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Charit Aslanka in the batsman’s second innings of Sri Lanka, he overtook Kapil Dev.

Kapil Dev said, “I am very happy”
Kapil Dev, who was the captain of the 1983 World Cup-winning Indian team, was seen showing sympathy to Ravichandran Ashwin for not being sure in Team India. He said that this is a big achievement, especially for a person who has not been given enough opportunities in the recent past. If he had got that opportunity, he (Ravichandran Ashwin) would have crossed the 434-wicket mark long ago. I am so happy for her.

Ravichandran Ashwin took 6 wickets in the first match against Sri Lanka
Remind you that on March 5, ie on Saturday, after the innings were declared by India, Sri Lanka scored 108 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in their first innings batting on the second day of the match. India’s legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 2 wickets and with these 2 wickets, he completed 434 wickets in Test cricket. He broke the 431-wicket mark of former New Zealand legend Richard Headley. And, on the third day of the match, he took the wicket of Pathum Nisanka of Sri Lanka and equaled former India captain Kapil Dev.

Then, on the third ball of the 35th over, Sri Lankan batsman Charith Aslanka was run and touched the 435-wicket mark in Test cricket. With this, Ravichandran Ashwin broke the record of ‘Haryana Hurricane’ taking 434 wickets in Test cricket, and became second.

Indian bowlers who took most Test wickets in Test cricket