The first match of the Test series between India and West Indies is played in Dominica. Ravichandran Ashwin pulled off a special achievement in this match. Ashwin completed 700 wickets in international cricket. He is at number three on the list of Indian bowlers in terms of taking the most wickets in international cricket. Anil Kumble is at the top in this matter. Kumble has taken 956 wickets.
Actually, West Indies decided to bat first after winning the toss at the Dominica Test. During this the team scored 137 runs in 58 overs with the loss of 8 wickets as of the time of writing the news. Indian bowler Ashwin took 4 wickets. He fired captain Craig Braithwaite, Tejnarine Chanderpaul, Alick and Alzarri Joseph. Ashwin also completed 700 international wickets during this innings. He has become the third highest wicket taker in Indian international cricket.
Anil Kumble has taken the most wickets in international cricket for India. He has taken 956 wickets during his career. Harbhajan Singh is at number two in this matter. Bhajji has taken 711 wickets. Now Ashwin has reached number three. Kapil Dev is at number four on this matter. Kapil has taken 687 wickets. While Zaheer Khan is at number five with 610 wickets.
Significantly, on the first day of the Dominica Test, the West Indies scored 137 runs in the first innings with the loss of 8 wickets in 58 overs until the T-break. Ellick played a major innings of 47 runs for the West Indies. He faced 99 balls and hit 6 fours and one six. Captain Braithwaite walked on after scoring just 20 runs.
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