R Ashwin now holds the record by an Indian bowler for most five wicket hauls in the fourth innings of a test. His 6 for 41 in the just concluded test against Australia at Bengaluru was his sixth five wicket haul in the fourth innings of a test. He went past BS Bedi and A Kumble who had five wicket hauls on five occasions. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below. It is interesting to note that these three bowlers have one five wicket haul in the fourth innings at Bengaluru

 

R Ashwin
No	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	16.0	6	42	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
2	29.5	7	66	7	4	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015
3	49.1	26	61	5	4	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
4	35.3	5	132	6	4	v New Zealand	Kanpur	22 Sep 2016
5	13.5	2	59	7	4	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
6	12.4	4	41	6	4	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
BS Bedi
No	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	30.5	16	42	6	4	v New Zealand	Mumbai (BS)	25 Sep 1969
2	40.0	12	63	5	4	v England	Kolkata	30 Dec 1972
3	33.0	18	27	5	4	v New Zealand	Mumbai	10 Nov 1976
4	21.3	4	71	6	4	v England	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
5	30.2×8	6	105	5	4	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977
A Kumble
No	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	26.3	9	74	10	4	v Pakistan	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
2	38.0	16	63	7	4	v Pakistan	Kolkata	16 Mar 2005
3	34.3	9	89	5	4	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
4	22.4	3	78	6	4	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006
5	14.0	2	60	5	4	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007