R Ashwin equals a world record – shares the record for most wickets by a spin bowler who has shared the new ball
H Trumble of England
R Ashwin of India
R Ashwin now shares the record for most wickets by a spin bowler has shared the new ball. At the end of the Bengaluru test, R Ashwin has an aggregate of 93 wickets and is on par with H Trumble of England who had a similar number of wickets. The performance of these two bowlers are furnished below
| R Ashwin of India | ||||||||
| Overs | M | Runs | W | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 21.3 | 5 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 3 | v West Indies | Delhi | 06 Nov 2011 |
| 20.0 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 3 | v Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 |
| 27.0 | 9 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 2 | v England | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 42.3 | 6 | 145 | 2 | 1 | 2 | v England | Mumbai | 23 Nov 2012 |
| 3.4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | v England | Mumbai | 23 Nov 2012 |
| 6.1 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 4 | v England | Kolkata | 05 Dec 2012 |
| 32.0 | 6 | 95 | 5 | 1 | 3 | v Australia | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 28.0 | 12 | 63 | 5 | 2 | 3 | v Australia | Hyd-RGs | 02 Mar 2013 |
| 15.3 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 3 | v Australia | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 19.0 | 2 | 105 | 4 | 2 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 06 Jan 2015 |
| 25.0 | 6 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 |
| 6.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 |
| 28.2 | 6 | 114 | 4 | 1 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 |
| 16.0 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Col-PSS | 20 Aug 2015 |
| 24.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 2 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 14.0 | 5 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 4 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 29.5 | 7 | 66 | 7 | 2 | 4 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 16.1 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 |
| 49.1 | 26 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 4 | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 |
| 35.3 | 5 | 132 | 6 | 2 | 4 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 |
| 25.0 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 3 | v England | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 |
| 30.3 | 10 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 28.0 | 3 | 119 | 4 | 1 | 3 | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 34.5 | 10 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 1 | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 12.4 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 1700 | 93 | Total | ||||||
| H Trumble of England | ||||||||
| Overs | M | Runs | W | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 47.0×5 | 16 | 101 | 1 | 2 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1893 |
| 20.0×5 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 4 | v England | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1896 |
| 40.0×5 | 10 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| 25.0×5 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | v England | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 |
| 14.0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | v England | Sydney | 13 Dec 1897 |
| 26.5 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1898 |
| 30.4 | 12 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 3 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1898 |
| 39.3 | 16 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 29 Jun 1899 |
| 13.0×5 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | v England | Manchester | 17 Jul 1899 |
| 8.0 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 |
| 22.5 | 10 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 4 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 |
| 65.0 | 23 | 124 | 3 | 1 | 1 | v England | Adelaide | 17 Jan 1902 |
| 44.0 | 18 | 74 | 6 | 1 | 3 | v England | Adelaide | 17 Jan 1902 |
| 25.0 | 4 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 2 | v England | Melbourne | 28 Feb 1902 |
| 30.3 | 7 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 4 | v England | Melbourne | 28 Feb 1902 |
| 18.0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | v England | Sheffield | 03 Jul 1902 |
| 21.5 | 3 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 4 | v England | Sheffield | 03 Jul 1902 |
| 43.0 | 16 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 2 | v England | Manchester | 24 Jul 1902 |
| 25.0 | 9 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 4 | v England | Manchester | 24 Jul 1902 |
| 31.0 | 13 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 |
| 33.5 | 4 | 108 | 4 | 1 | 4 | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 |
| 50.0 | 10 | 107 | 4 | 1 | 1 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1904 |
| 10.5 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1904 |
| 28.0 | 9 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 2 | v England | Adelaide | 15 Jan 1904 |
| 33.0 | 8 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 4 | v England | Adelaide | 15 Jan 1904 |
| 1512 | 93 | Total | ||||||