R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of the test between India and Sri Lanka at Nagpur.. He needed eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. He captured eight wickets in this test which fetched him 300 test wickets. He became the third Indian spin bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619} and Harbhajan Singh {417}

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of the test between India and Sri Lanka at Nagpur.. He needed eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. He captured eight wickets in this test which fetched him 300 test wickets. He became the 31^st bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets.

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 292 wickets in tests prior to the start of the test between India and Sri Lanka at Nagpur.. He needs eight more wickets for his 300 wickets. He captured eight wickets in this test which fetched him 300 test wickets. He became the fifth Indian bowler in the history of test cricket to capture 300 plus wickets. Others are – A Kumble {619}, N Kapil Dev {434}, Harbhajan Singh {417} and Z Khan {311}

R Ashwin’s career figures read thus

Opposition	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
Australia	14	026	0806.2	172	2307	071	7/103	12/198	32.49	5	1
Bangladesh	02	004	0090.2	025	0266	011	5/087	06/171	24.18	1	0
England	11	020	0579.3	096	1685	045	6/055	12/167	37.44	3	1
New Zealand	05	010	0235.5	048	0716	045	7/059	13/140	15.91	6	3
South Africa	05	009	0206.4	061	0453	031	7/066	12/98	14.61	4	1
Sri Lanka	08	015	0314.2	060	0963	046	6/046	10/160	20.93	3	1
West Indies	09	017	0373.0	068	1130	051	7/083	09/128	22.15	4	0
Total	54	101	2606.0	530	7520	300	7/059	13/140	25.06	26	7
AT HOME AND AWAY
home	34	066	1766.1	391	4853	216	7/059	13/140	22.46	20	6
away	20	035	0839.5	139	2667	084	7/083	10/160	31.75	06	1
Total	54	101	2606.0	530	7520	300	7/059	13/140	25.06	26	7
IN CALENDAR YEARS
year 2011	04	008	0221.0	029	0645	026	6/47	09/128	24.80	02	0
year 2012	08	015	0443.1	081	1397	037	6/31	12/085	37.75	03	1
year 2013	07	014	0355.2	096	0923	041	7/103	12/198	22.51	04	1
year 2014	04	005	0141.1	020	0438	010	3/72	05/209	43.80	0	0
year 2015	09	017	0376.4	094	1067	062	7/66	12/098	17.20	07	2
year 2016	12	023	0584.4	102	1721	072	7/59	13/140	23.90	08	3
year 2017	10	019	0484.0	108	1329	052	6/41	08/125	25.55	02	0
Total	54	101	2606.0	530	7520	300	7/59	13/140	25.06	26	7
UNDER VARIOUS CAPTAINS
MS Dhoni	22	040	1087.4	218	3136	109	7/103	12/085	28.77	09	2
V Kohli	30	057	1408.3	295	4034	182	7/059	13/140	22.16	17	5
AM Rahane	01	002	0036.5	009	0083	004	3/029	04/083	20.75	00	0
V Sehwag	01	002	0073.0	008	0267	005	3/194	05/267	53.40	00	0
Total	54	101	2606.0	530	7520	300	7/059	13/140	25.06	26	7