R Ashwin’s aggregate of wickets in the calendar year 2017 read 52 as on 27 Nov 2017 at the end of the second test between India and Sri Lanka at Nagpur. It was his third feat of capturing 50 plus wickets in three separate calendar years. He had captured 62 wickets in 2015 and 72 in 2016

R Ashwin’s feat of capturing 50 plus wickets in three separate calendar years makes him the twelfth bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in three or more separate calendar years. The following table lists all the twelve bowlers with their performance.

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	Ave	5	10	Year
1	1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	17.20	7	2	2015
	2	R Ashwin	Ind	12	23	3508	1721	72	23.90	8	3	2016
	3	R Ashwin	Ind	10	19	2904	1329	52	25.55	2	0	2017
2	1	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	12	22	3424	1557	60	25.95	6	2	2001
	2	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	24	3567	1463	63	23.22	5	0	2002
	3	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	23	4230	1987	63	31.53	2	1	2008
3	1	HMRKB Herath	Srl	10	18	3224	1417	60	23.61	7	2	2012
	2	HMRKB Herath	Srl	9	18	3355	1522	56	27.17	5	1	2014
	3	HMRKB Herath	Srl	9	17	2474	1079	57	18.92	5	2	2016
	4	HMRKB Herath	Srl	11	19	2791	1432	52	27.53	5	2	2017
4	1	A Kumble	Ind	10	19	3491	1461	54	27.05	4	2	1999
	2	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3680	1838	74	24.83	6	2	2004
	3	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3798	1910	57	33.50	2	0	2006
5	1	GD McGrath	Aus	10	20	2319	1138	52	21.88	4	0	1995
	2	GD McGrath	Aus	13	25	3113	1347	63	21.38	4	0	1997
	3	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3364	1425	67	21.26	4	1	1999
	4	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3508	1473	68	21.66	4	0	2001
	5	GD McGrath	Aus	13	26	3144	1352	62	21.80	3	0	2005
6	1	MD Marshall	Win	11	20	2371	1116	54	20.66	3	0	1983
	2	MD Marshall	Win	13	25	3251	1471	73	20.15	9	1	1984
	3	MD Marshall	Win	10	20	2477	1072	60	17.86	4	1	1988
7	1	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	16	3302	1256	68	18.47	7	2	1998
	2	M Muralitharan	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	19.50	7	3	2000
	3	M Muralitharan	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	21.23	7	4	2001
	4	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	14	2836	979	55	17.80	5	2	2002
	5	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	15	2049	963	52	18.51	4	1	2005
	6	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	21	3532	1521	90	16.90	9	5	2006
8	1	M Ntini	SAF	12	24	2814	1566	59	26.54	4	1	2003
	2	M Ntini	SAF	10	19	2153	1253	58	21.60	5	2	2006
	3	M Ntini	SAF	15	28	2827	1537	54	28.46	1	0	2008
9	1	DW Steyn	SAF	13	24	2653	1481	74	20.01	5	1	2008
	2	DW Steyn	SAF	11	20	2341	1285	60	21.41	4	1	2010
	3	DW Steyn	SAF	9	18	2146	901	51	17.66	4	1	2013
10	1	GP Swann	Eng	12	21	3108	1508	54	27.92	4	0	2009
	2	GP Swann	Eng	14	25	3456	1662	64	25.96	6	1	2010
	3	GP Swann	Eng	14	24	3806	1766	59	29.93	3	1	2012
11	1	SK Warne	Aus	16	29	5054	1697	72	23.56	2	0	1993
	2	SK Warne	Aus	10	19	3774	1274	70	18.20	6	2	1994
	3	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3051	1254	52	24.11	1	1	1995
	4	SK Warne	Aus	15	28	4091	1661	68	24.42	2	0	1997
	5	SK Warne	Aus	13	25	3501	1809	58	31.18	4	1	2001
	6	SK Warne	Aus	10	20	2874	1310	67	19.55	3	1	2002
	7	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3472	1685	70	24.07	5	2	2004
	8	SK Warne	Aus	15	30	4336	2114	96	22.02	6	2	2005
12	1	RGD Willis	Eng	11	21	2146	1049	50	20.98	5	0	1977
	2	RGD Willis	Eng	14	26	2977	1067	57	18.71	4	0	1978
	3	RGD Willis	Eng	13	24	2428	1236	52	23.76	2	0	1982

R Ashwin’s feat of capturing 50 plus wickets in three separate calendar years makes him the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in three or more separate calendar years.  Others are – Harbhajan Singh {03} and A Kumble {03}

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	Ave	5	10	Year
1	1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	17.20	7	2	2015
	2	R Ashwin	Ind	12	23	3508	1721	72	23.90	8	3	2016
	3	R Ashwin	Ind	10	19	2904	1329	52	25.55	2	0	2017
2	1	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	12	22	3424	1557	60	25.95	6	2	2001
	2	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	24	3567	1463	63	23.22	5	0	2002
	3	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	23	4230	1987	63	31.53	2	1	2008
3	1	A Kumble	Ind	10	19	3491	1461	54	27.05	4	2	1999
	2	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3680	1838	74	24.83	6	2	2004
	3	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3798	1910	57	33.50	2	0	2006