A five-match Test series between India and England will be played these days. Two games in the series have been completed. Now the third match will be played in Rajkot from February 15. The third game of the series will be very important for Indian spinner R Ashwin and England pacer James Anderson. In the third Test, Ashwin will create history by taking 1 wicket and James Anderson will take 5 wickets.
In fact, Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 499 wickets in his Test career so far. He needs just 1 wicket to reach the 500 wicket mark, which he can easily do in the third Test. The Indian spinner took three wickets to his name in the second Test against England in Visakhapatnam. Earlier, in the first match of the series in Hyderabad, Ashwin, known as Anna, had taken a total of 6 wickets. He took 3-3 wickets in both innings.
Ashwin could become the second Indian bowler to take 500 Test wickets. Before Ashwin, former Indian veteran spinner Anil Kumble had touched this figure. Kumble is the top wicket-taker in Tests for India. He took 619 Test wickets in his career.
England’s star pacer James Anderson has 695 Test wickets to his name so far. The 41-year-old Anderson needs just 5 wickets to reach the 700-wicket mark, which he can reach in the third Test against India. Anderson took five wickets in the second Test against India.
Anderson could become the first fast bowler to take 700 Test wickets. So far, only the spinners have crossed the 700 Test wicket mark.