R Ashwin’s feat – becomes the seventh Indian bowler to capture four or more five wicket innings hauls against West Indies
R Ashwin’s five for 52 against West Indies in the first innings of the ongoing Kingston test was his fourth five wicket haul against Indies. He became the seventh Indian bowler to capture four or more five wicket innings hauls against West Indies. Others are – Harbhajan Singh {05}, BS Chandrasekhar {04}, SP Gupte {04}, N Kapil Dev {04}, A Kumble {04} and PP Ojha {04}. The following table lists the performance of these seven bowlers.
| Harbhajan Singh | ||||||||
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 38.0 | 3 | 138 | 5 | 1 | Win | Kingston | 18 May 2002 |
| 2 | 28.3 | 12 | 48 | 7 | 3 | Win | Mumbai | 09 Oct 2002 |
| 3 | 57.3 | 15 | 115 | 5 | 2 | Win | Kolkata | 30 Oct 2002 |
| 4 | 44.0 | 6 | 147 | 5 | 1 | Win | Basseterre | 22 Jun 2006 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | Win | Kingston | 30 Jun 2006 |
| R Ashwin | ||||||||
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 21.3 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 3 | Win | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 2 | 52.1 | 6 | 156 | 5 | 1 | Win | Mumbai | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 3 | 25.0 | 8 | 83 | 7 | 3 | Win | North Sound | 21 Jul 2016 |
| 4 | 16.0 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 1 | Win | Kingston | 30 Jul 2016 |
| BS Chandrasekhar | ||||||||
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 61.5 | 17 | 157 | 7 | 2 | Win | Mumbai (BS) | 13 Dec 1966 |
| 2 | 32.2 | 8 | 120 | 6 | 1 | Win | Port of Spain | 07 Apr 1976 |
| 3 | 42.0 | 7 | 153 | 5 | 2 | Win | Kingston | 21 Apr 1976 |
| 4 | 43.0 | 7 | 116 | 5 | 2 | Win | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 |
| SP Gupte | ||||||||
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 66.0 | 15 | 162 | 7 | 2 | Win | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 |
| 2 | 48.0 | 14 | 107 | 5 | 2 | Win | Port of Spain | 19 Feb 1953 |
| 3 | 65.1 | 14 | 180 | 5 | 2 | Win | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 |
| 4 | 34.3 | 11 | 102 | 9 | 1 | Win | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| N Kapil Dev | ||||||||
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 31.0 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 2 | Win | Delhi | 29 Oct 1983 |
| 2 | 30.3 | 6 | 83 | 9 | 3 | Win | Ahmedabad | 12 Nov 1983 |
| 3 | 25.0 | 5 | 58 | 5 | 3 | Win | Port of Spain | 15 Apr 1989 |
| 4 | 33.0 | 7 | 84 | 6 | 2 | Win | Kingston | 28 Apr 1989 |
| A Kumble | ||||||||
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 42.4 | 5 | 120 | 5 | 1 | Win | Kingston | 06 Mar 1997 |
| 2 | 39.0 | 8 | 104 | 5 | 1 | Win | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1997 |
| 3 | 23.3 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 1 | Win | Chennai | 17 Oct 2002 |
| 4 | 22.4 | 3 | 78 | 6 | 4 | Win | Kingston | 30 Jun 2006 |
| PP Ojha | ||||||||
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 34.2 | 9 | 72 | 6 | 1 | Win | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 2 | 27.0 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 3 | Win | Mumbai | 22 Nov 2011 |
| 3 | 11.2 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 1 | Win | Mumbai | 14 Nov 2013 |
| 4 | 18.0 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 3 | Win | Mumbai | 14 Nov 2013 |