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Ravichandran Ashwin becomes second fastest to claim 400 Test wickets

India's veteran right-arm spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin completed his 400 wickets on Day 2 of the third Test against England at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The 34-year-old became the second-fastest bowler to achieve the 400th wicket in Test cricket.

Most Test wickets for India

619 – Anil Kumble

434 – Kapil Dev

417 – Harbhajan Singh

400 – Ravichandran Ashwin*

Fastest to 400 Test wickets

72 matches – Muttiah Muralitharan

77 matches – Ravichandran Ashwin*

80 matches – Richard Hadlee

80 matches – Dale Steyn

84 matches – Rangana Herath

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