Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday became the first player in the 143-year history of Test cricket to take 200 wickets against left-handed batsmen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He achieved the feat during the second day of India's second Test against England here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, his home ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fast bowler Stuart Broad was the 200th left-hander to be dismissed by Ashwin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashwin has picked 391 wickets in his career so far and 51.2 percent of his scalps have come against left-handers. His bowling average against left-handers is 19.55 and 31.24 against right-handed batsmen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Sunday, Ashwin took a five-wicket haul, his second consecutive fifer, as India dismissed England for 134 after scoring 329.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The second most successful bowler in Test cricket against left-handed batsmen is Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan. He has dismissed left-handers 191 times out of his world-record 800 Test wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson, who has been rested for the ongoing Test, is third with 190 wickets against left-handed batsmen out of 611.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australian fast bowling great Glenn McGrath dismissed left-handers 172 times out of his 563 wickets. His former teammate and Australian spin great Shane Warne also dismissed left-handers 172 times out of his 708 wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ashwin on Sunday also surpassed Harbhajan Singh as the second-highest wicket-taker in home Tests for India. Harbhajan had taken 265 wickets while Ashwin's five-wicket haul on the second day of the Test took his tally to 268.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cant-play-all-tests-in-india-with-pink-ball-yet-ravichandran-ashwin.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for IND vs ENG: Ravichandran Ashwin First Bowler To Dismiss Left-Handers 200 Times In ", "alt_title": "IND vs ENG: Ravichandran Ashwin First Bowler To Dismiss Left-Handers 200 Times In Tests", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "IND vs ENG: Ravichandran Ashwin First Bowler To Dismiss Left-Handers 200 Times In Tests On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday became the first player in the 143-year history of Test cricket to take 200 wickets against left-handed batsmen.", "seo_keywords": "Ravichandran Ashwin, India cricket news, India Cricket Team, england cricket news, England Cricket Team", "tag": "", "tagging": "Ravichandran Ashwin,India cricket news,India Cricket Team,england cricket news,England Cricket Team,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "ind-vs-eng-ravichandran-ashwin-first-bowler-to-dismiss-left-handers-200-times-in-tests", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "3201", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-02-14 22:40:33", "updated": "2021-02-14 22:41:13", "img_from": "Ravichandran Ashwin (Image Source: Twitter)", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "England Tour of India, England vs India, Test Cricket, Chennai Test, England All Out at 139, Ashwin's Bowling Style, Ashwin's New Record, Dismiss Left-Handers 200 Times In Tests", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "1", "posted_by": "27", "jio_date": "2021-02-14 22:40:33", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-02-14 22:40:33", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ind-vs-eng-ravichandran-ashwin-first-bowler-to-dismiss-left-handers-200-times-in-tests-71572" }