The honourable Prime Minister of the nation Shri. Narendra Modi lauded Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as the 37-year-old reached the 500 Test wickets mark on Friday against England in the third Test of the five-match series at the Rajkot.
Ashwin sent English opener Zak Crawley back to the hut to bring up his landmark scalp after India were bundled out for 445 runs in the first innings.
The Indian Premier shared a post on his social media handle that read, “Congratulations to Ravichandran Ashwin on the extraordinary milestone of taking 500 Test wickets! His journey and accomplishments are testament to his skill and perseverance. My best wishes to him as he scales further peaks. @ashwinravi99″
Congratulations to Ravichandran Ashwin on the extraordinary milestone of taking 500 Test wickets! His journey and accomplishments are testament to his skill and perseverance. My best wishes to him as he scales further peaks. @ashwinravi99— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 16, 2024
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also wished the Tamil Nadu spinner on his accomplishment with an update that read, “Congratulations to our spin wizard @ashwinravi99 on achieving the gigantic feat of taking 500 Test wickets. It is an indelible validation of your exemplary cricketing prowess. Your stellar show is our pride. May you continue to shine in the light of success.”
Congratulations to our spin wizard @ashwinravi99 on achieving the gigantic feat of taking 500 Test wickets. It is an indelible validation of your exemplary cricketing prowess. Your stellar show is our pride. May you continue to shine in the light of success.— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 16, 2024
Team India opted to have a bat first after winning the toss against Ben Stokes’ England, as skipper Rohit Sharma led by example with a magnificent century.
India were reeling at 33 for the loss of 3 wickets early on in the game before a partnership between captain Rohit and star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja steadied the innings for the hosts and took the game away from the tourists.
Rohit made a brilliant 131-run contribution, while Jadeja also brought up his ton with a 110-run showing. Debutants Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel also gave good accounts of themselves as they made 62 runs and 46 runs respectively.
Mark Wood was the star with the ball for England as he scalped 4 wickets to bundle India out for 445 runs.
England opened the innings with Crawley and Ben Duckett as the former fell prey to Ashwin after an 89-run opening stand.
However, Duckett stood tall for the Englishmen as he brought up his ton and remained unbeaten on 133 at stumps on Day 2.
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