Ashwin breaks Dale Steyn's record of most wickets in a single season
Ravichandran Ashwin has broken Dale Steyn's record by picking the most number of Test wickets in a season of Test cricket. With the dismissal of Steve Smith today, the Indian took his tally to 79, going past the South African's tally of 78 wickets that he had achieved in the 2007/08 season.
Ashwin has been on a record-breaking spree that has been central to India’s domination in the ongoing home season. He has been the pivot around whom other spinners move. While he has managed to break many records in the season, including the fastest player to claim 200 and 250 wickets, he has added another feather to his already over-flowing hat by going past Dale Steyn’s record tally of 78 wickets in a single home season. Today, on the opening day of the fourth and the final Test in Dharamsala, Ashwin picked the wicket of Steve Smith to surpass the South African bowler’s record.
Ashwin's record-breaking streak started against New Zealand where he ended up taking 27 wickets in three Test matches. Next up were England and they too struggled to play the Indian