Century and five or more wickets in a test match – R Ashwin emulates IT Botham in performing the feat on two occasions against a specific opposition
R Ashwin feat of scoring a century coupled with seven wickets in the just concluded North Sound Test provides the 31st occasion of a cricketer scoring a hundred and capturing five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below. R Ashwin scored 113 and captured seven wickets in the test
| No | Player | Bat | Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | JH Sinclair | 106 | 6/026 | SouthAfrica | England | Cape Town | 01 Apr 1899 |
| 2 | GA Faulkner | 123 | 5/120 | SouthAfrica | England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1910 |
| 3 | C Kelleway | 114 | 5/033 | Australia | SouthAfrica | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 4 | JM Gregory | 100 | 7/069 | Australia | England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1920 |
| 5 | MH Mankad | 184 | 5/196 | India | England | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1952 |
| 6 | DS Atkinson | 219 | 5/056 | West Indies | Australia | Bridgetown | 14 May 1955 |
| 7 | KR Miller | 109 | 6/107 | Australia | West Indies | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 |
| 8 | R Benaud | 100 | 5/084 | Australia | SouthAfrica | Johannesburg | 07 Feb 1958 |
| 9 | OG Smith | 100 | 5/090 | West Indies | India | Delhi | 06 Feb 1959 |
| 10 | PR Umrigar | 172* | 5/107 | India | West Indies | Port of Spain | 04 Apr 1962 |
| 11 | GS Sobers | 104 | 5/063 | West Indies | India | Kingston | 13 Apr 1962 |
| 12 | BR Taylor | 105 | 5/086 | NewZealand | India | Kolkata | 05 Mar 1965 |
| 13 | GS Sobers | 174 | 5/041 | West Indies | England | Leeds | 04 Aug 1966 |
| 14 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 201 | 5/049 | Pakistan | NewZealand | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 15 | AW Greig | 148 | 6/164 | England | West Indies | Bridgetown | 06 Mar 1974 |
| 16 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 121 | 5/028 | Pakistan | West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 |
| 17 | IT Botham | 103 | 5/073 | England | NewZealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 |
| 18 | IT Botham | 108 | 8/034 | England | Pakistan | Lord’s | 15 Jun 1978 |
| 19 | IT Botham | 114 | 6/058, 7/048 | England | India | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
| 20 | IT Botham | 149* | 6/095 | England | Australia | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 |
| 21 | Imran Khan | 117 | 6/098, 5/082 | Pakistan | India | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 22 | IT Botham | 138 | 5/059 | England | NewZealand | Wellington | 20 Jan 1984 |
| 23 | Wasim Akram | 123 | 5/100 | Pakistan | Australia | Adelaide | 19 Jan 1990 |
| 24 | PA Strang | 106* | 5/212 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1996 |
| 25 | JH Kallis | 110 | 5/090 | SouthAfrica | West Indies | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1999 |
| 26 | JH Kallis | 139* | 5/021 | SouthAfrica | Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 |
| 27 | R Ashwin | 103 | 5/156 | India | West Indies | Mumbai | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 28 | Shakib Al Hasan | 144 | 6/082 | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Dhaka | 17 Dec 2011 |
| 29 | Sohag Gazi | 101* | 6/077 | Bangladesh | NewZealand | Chittagong | 09 Oct 2013 |
| 30 | Shakib Al Hasan | 137 | 5/080, 5/044 | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Khulna | 03 Nov 2014 |
| 31 | R Ashwin | 113 | 7/083 | India | West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
R Ashwin’s feat provides the fourth occasion of an Indian cricketer performing a feat. R Ashwin has performed such a feat on two occasions – both against West Indies
| No | Player | Bat | Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | MH Mankad | 184 | 5/196 | India | v England | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1952 |
| 2 | PR Umrigar | 172* | 5/107 | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 04 Apr 1962 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | 103 | 5/156 | India | v West Indies | Mumbai | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 4 | R Ashwin | 113 | 7/083 | India | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
The following crickets have performed the feat on two or more occasion. IT Botham of England had done it most occasions – five occasions
| No | Player | Bat | Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | GS Sobers | 104 | 5/063 | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 13 Apr 1962 |
| 2 | GS Sobers | 174 | 5/041 | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 04 Aug 1966 |
| 1 | IT Botham | 103 | 5/073 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 |
| 2 | IT Botham | 108 | 8/034 | England | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 15 Jun 1978 |
| 3 | IT Botham | 114 | 6/058, 7/048 | England | v India | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
| 4 | IT Botham | 149* | 6/095 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 16 Jul 1981 |
| 5 | IT Botham | 138 | 5/059 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 20 Jan 1984 |
| 1 | JH Kallis | 110 | 5/090 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1999 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 139* | 5/021 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 |
| 1 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 201 | 5/049 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 2 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 121 | 5/028 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 103 | 5/156 | India | v West Indies | Mumbai | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 113 | 7/083 | India | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 1 | Shakib Al Hasan | 144 | 6/082 | Bangladesh | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 17 Dec 2011 |
| 2 | Shakib Al Hasan | 137 | 5/080, 5/044 | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Khulna | 03 Nov 2014 |
R Ashwin’s feat provides the fourth occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing seven or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Bat | Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | IT Botham | 108 | 8/034 | England | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 15 Jun 1978 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 113 | 7/083 | India | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 3 | JM Gregory | 100 | 7/069 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1920 |
| 4 | IT Botham | 114 | 7/048 | England | v India | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
R Ashwin’s feat provide the seventh occasion of a cricketer scoring a century and capturing five or more wicket in a test aginst West Indies. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Bat | Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | KR Miller | 109 | 6/107 | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 11 Jun 1955 |
| 2 | PR Umrigar | 172* | 5/107 | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 04 Apr 1962 |
| 3 | AW Greig | 148 | 6/164 | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 06 Mar 1974 |
| 4 | Mushtaq Mohammad | 121 | 5/028 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 |
| 5 | JH Kallis | 110 | 5/090 | SouthAfrica | v West Indies | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1999 |
| 6 | R Ashwin | 103 | 5/156 | India | v West Indies | Mumbai | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 7 | R Ashwin | 113 | 7/083 | India | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
R Ashwin became the second bowler after IT Botham to perform such a feat on two occasions against a specific opposition. IT Botham has performed such a feat against New Zealand on two occasions
| No | Player | Bat | Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | IT Botham | 103 | 5/073 | England | v NewZealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 |
| 5 | IT Botham | 138 | 5/059 | England | v NewZealand | Wellington | 20 Jan 1984 |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 103 | 5/156 | India | v West Indies | Mumbai | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 113 | 7/083 | India | v West Indies | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |