R Ashwin shared the new ball with I Sharma in England’s first innings the second test. His five for 43 in England’s first innings fetched him an aggregate of 130 wickets when he has shared the new ball. His 130 wickets represent the most wickets by a spinner who has shared the new ball. His five wickets in England’s innings represent his 14^th five wicket haul. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	W-Runs	Pos	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	6-047	2	3	Win	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
2	5-095	1	3	Aus	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
3	5-063	2	3	Aus	Hyd-RGS	02 Mar 2013
4	5-087	2	2	Ban	Fatullah	10 Jun 2015
5	5-042	1	4	Srl	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
6	5-051	1	2	SAF	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
7	5-032	2	2	SAF	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
8	7-066	2	4	SAG	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
9	5-061	2	4	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
10	6-132	2	4	NZl	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
11	6-041	2	4	Aus	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
12	5-069	2	2	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
13	6-061	1	3	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021
14	5-043	2	1	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021

It also fetched him an aggregate of 94 wickets on home soil when he has shared the new ball. He became the first spin bowler sharing the new ball on home soil to capture 90 plus wickets in the annals of test cricket. His eleven five wicket hauls on home soil are tabulated below. He is the only bowler sharing the new ball to capture ten or more five wicket hauls on home soil

No	W-Runs	Pos	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	6-047	2	3	Win	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
2	5-095	1	3	Aus	Chennai	22 Feb 2013
3	5-063	2	3	Aus	Hyd-RGS	02 Mar 2013
4	5-051	1	2	SAF	Mohali	05 Nov 2015
5	5-032	2	2	SAF	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
6	7-066	2	4	SAG	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
7	5-061	2	4	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
8	6-132	2	4	NZl	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
9	6-041	2	4	Aus	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
10	6-061	1	3	Eng	Chennai	05 Feb 2021
11	5-043	2	1	Eng	Chennai	13 Feb 2021