World record by R Ashwin – becomes the only bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture nine five wicket hauls in an innings while opening the bowling as a spinner
R Ashwin became the first bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture nine five wicket hauls while opening the bowling as a spinner. He went past C Blythe of England and H Trumble of Australia who had captured eight five wicket hauls in this category of statistics. R Ashwin’s exploits are furnished below
| No | Overs | M | Runs | W | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 21.3 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 3 | v West Indies | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 2 | 32.0 | 6 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 3 | 28.0 | 12 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 3 | v Australia | Hyd-RGS | 02 Mar 2013 |
| 4 | 25.0 | 6 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 |
| 5 | 16.0 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 20 Aug 2015 |
| 6 | 24.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 7 | 16.1 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 8 | 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 2 | 4 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 9 | 49.1 | 26 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 4 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |