R Ashwin becomes the third spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket.

R Ashwin became the third spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket
R Ashwin became the third spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball In the annals of test cricket. H Trumble {93} and R Peel {88} are the other two bowlers to accomplish such a feat. The following table lists the performance of all the three bowlers. R Ashwin’s 80th victim was Taskin Ahmed who was dismissed leg before wicket for 1 in the Bangladesh’s second innings in the just concluded test between India and Bangladesh at Hyd-RGS.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | H Trumble | Aus | 15 | 25 | 4291 | 1512 | 93 | 8/65 | 12/89 | 16.25 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | R Peel | Eng | 17 | 31 | 4361 | 1520 | 88 | 7/31 | 11/68 | 17.27 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | Ind | 18 | 22 | 3089 | 1477 | 80 | 7/66 | 12/98 | 18.46 | 10 | 4 |
R Ashwin also became the second right arm spin bowler to capture 80 plus wickets while sharing the new ball in the annals of test cricket. H Trumble is the other bowler who has captured 93 wickets. The following table lists the performance of two bowlers.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | 5 | 10 |
| 1 | H Trumble | Aus | 15 | 25 | 4291 | 1512 | 93 | 8/65 | 12/89 | 16.25 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | Ind | 18 | 22 | 3089 | 1477 | 80 | 7/66 | 12/98 | 18.46 | 10 | 4 |