R Aswhin and Harbhajan Singh share the second the joint second place with 25 five wicket hauls in the  list of Indian bowlers who have captured most five wicket hauls. A Kumble leads the table with 35 such hauls. One  more  five  wicket  haul  for R Ashwin  would place him the  second in the list with 26 five wicket hauls.

 

R Ashwin and H Trumble share the record for most wickets when a spin bowler has shared the new ball. Both the bowlers have an aggregate of 93 wickets. One more wicket for R Ashwin in this category of statistics would fetch him a world record. Seven more wickets to him would make him the first bowler to capture 100 wickets as a spin bowler opening the bowling. This is a statistics which has never happened in the annals of test cricket. No spin bowler who has opened the bowling has ever had an aggregate of century of wickets.

 

R Ashwin has an aggregate of 44 wickets against Australia at home. Six more wickets would fetch him 50 wickets. If he gets them, he would then become the third Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against Australia at home. Others are – Harbhajan Singh {86} and A Kumble {62}. R Ashwin would become the 17^th bowler to capture 50 plus wickets against India in the annals of test cricket.

 

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 28 wickets against India in India. Two more wickets would fetch him 30 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the seventh Australian bowler to capture 30 plus wickets against India in India. Others are – R Benuad {52}, GD McKenzie {34}, SK Warne {34}, JN Gillespie {33}, GD McGrath {33} and AK Davidson {30}

 

NM Lyon has an aggregate of 28 wickets against India in India. Two more wickets would fetch him 30 wickets. If he gets them, then he would become the third Australian spin bowler to capture 30 plus wickets against India in India. Others are – R Benuad {52} and SK Warne {34}