Ashwin 4th Indian to take 20 five-wicket hauls
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the fourth Indian bowler to claim twenty or more five-fors in Test cricket, after registering figures of 6/81 in the third Test against New Zealand. Only Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh, and Kapil Dev have more five-fors. Ashwin took his wickets' tally to 213, averaging at 24.81, the highest for any bowler in 39 Tests.