Ashwin breaks 36-year record of most wickets after 50 Tests
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has broken Australian pacer Dennis Lillee's 36-year-old record of most wickets after playing 50 Tests. Ashwin, who completed 50 Tests with the first Test against Sri Lanka, has taken 275 wickets in the five-day format, while Dennis Lillee had 262 at the same mark. In February, Ashwin, playing his 45th Test, became fastest to 250 wickets.