Ashwin becomes joint-highest wicket-taker in Tests in 2017
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the joint-highest wicket-taker in Tests in 2017 after claiming a three-wicket haul on the third day of the third Test against Sri Lanka on Monday. Ashwin has now taken 55 Test wickets this year, the same as Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon. Ashwin had taken 72 Test wickets last year, most by any bowler in 2016.