R Ashwin owns the Indian record for most five wicket innings hauls on home soil
R Ashwin’s 6 for 91 against Australia in the just concluded test at Ahmedadad provides his 26th five wickets innings haul on home soil. He now owns the record for most five wicket innings hauls by an Indian bowler on home soil. He wrested the record of A Kumble. A Kumble has 25 five wicket innings hauls on home soil. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers.
| Player | No | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| R Ashwin | 1 | 21.3 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 3 | v West Indies | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| R Ashwin | 2 | 52.1 | 6 | 156 | 5 | 1 | v West Indies | Wankhede | 22 Nov 2011 |
| R Ashwin | 3 | 16.3 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 2 | v New Zealand | Hyderabad | 23 Aug 2012 |
| R Ashwin | 4 | 26.5 | 9 | 54 | 6 | 3 | v New Zealand | Hyderabad | 23 Aug 2012 |
| R Ashwin | 5 | 22.0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 3 | v New Zealand | Bengaluru | 31 Aug 2012 |
| R Ashwin | 6 | 42.0 | 12 | 103 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| R Ashwin | 7 | 32.0 | 6 | 95 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| R Ashwin | 8 | 28.0 | 12 | 63 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Hyderabad | 02 Mar 2013 |
| R Ashwin | 9 | 34.0 | 18 | 57 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| R Ashwin | 10 | 24.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| R Ashwin | 11 | 16.1 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| R Ashwin | 12 | 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 4 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| R Ashwin | 13 | 49.1 | 26 | 61 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| R Ashwin | 14 | 35.3 | 5 | 132 | 6 | 4 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 |
| R Ashwin | 15 | 27.2 | 5 | 81 | 6 | 2 | v New Zealand | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| R Ashwin | 16 | 13.5 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 4 | v New Zealand | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| R Ashwin | 17 | 29.5 | 6 | 67 | 5 | 2 | v England | Visakhapatnam | 17 Nov 2016 |
| R Ashwin | 18 | 44.0 | 4 | 112 | 6 | 1 | v England | Wankhede | 08 Dec 2016 |
| R Ashwin | 19 | 20.3 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 3 | v England | Wankhede | 08 Dec 2016 |
| R Ashwin | 20 | 12.4 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 4 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| R Ashwin | 21 | 46.2 | 11 | 145 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 |
| R Ashwin | 22 | 17.3 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 3 | v England | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 |
| R Ashwin | 23 | 23.5 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 2 | v England | Chennai | 13 Feb 2021 |
| R Ashwin | 24 | 22.5 | 4 | 47 | 5 | 3 | v England | Ahmedabad | 04 Mar 2021 |
| R Ashwin | 25 | 12.0 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Nagpur | 09 Feb 2023 |
| R Ashwin | 26 | 47.2 | 15 | 91 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Ahmedabad | 09 Mar 2023 |
| Player | No | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| A Kumble | 1 | 21.0 | 7 | 64 | 6 | 3 | v England | Chennai | 11 Feb 1993 |
| A Kumble | 2 | 38.5 | 16 | 70 | 5 | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| A Kumble | 3 | 27.3 | 9 | 59 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 |
| A Kumble | 4 | 27.2 | 4 | 81 | 5 | 3 | v New Zealand | Bengaluru | 18 Oct 1995 |
| A Kumble | 5 | 41.0 | 12 | 67 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Delhi | 10 Oct 1996 |
| A Kumble | 6 | 31.0 | 10 | 62 | 5 | 3 | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 18 Mar 1998 |
| A Kumble | 7 | 41.3 | 8 | 98 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 25 Mar 1998 |
| A Kumble | 8 | 24.5 | 7 | 70 | 6 | 1 | v Pakistan | Chennai | 28 Jan 1999 |
| A Kumble | 9 | 26.3 | 9 | 74 | 10 | 4 | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 |
| A Kumble | 10 | 26.5 | 5 | 67 | 6 | 3 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 22 Oct 1999 |
| A Kumble | 11 | 48.0 | 21 | 82 | 5 | 2 | v New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 29 Oct 1999 |
| A Kumble | 12 | 68.4 | 15 | 143 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Bengaluru | 02 Mar 2000 |
| A Kumble | 13 | 28.4 | 6 | 81 | 6 | 3 | v England | Mohali | 03 Dec 2001 |
| A Kumble | 14 | 51.0 | 13 | 115 | 7 | 1 | v England | Ahmedabad | 11 Dec 2001 |
| A Kumble | 15 | 37.0 | 15 | 63 | 5 | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Nagpur | 21 Feb 2002 |
| A Kumble | 16 | 23.3 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 1 | v West Indies | Chennai | 17 Oct 2002 |
| A Kumble | 17 | 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 1 | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| A Kumble | 18 | 47.0 | 8 | 133 | 6 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 |
| A Kumble | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 2 | v Australia | Wankhede | 03 Nov 2004 |
| A Kumble | 20 | 54.0 | 13 | 131 | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 |
| A Kumble | 21 | 38.0 | 16 | 63 | 7 | 4 | v Pakistan | Eden Gardens | 16 Mar 2005 |
| A Kumble | 22 | 28.0 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 |
| A Kumble | 23 | 34.3 | 9 | 89 | 5 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
| A Kumble | 24 | 29.4 | 8 | 76 | 5 | 1 | v England | Mohali | 09 Mar 2006 |
| A Kumble | 25 | 14.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 4 | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |