{"id":160373,"date":"2024-10-24T07:24:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/24\/ravichandran-ashwin-becomes-leading-wicket-taker-in-world-test-championship-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T07:24:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:24:21","slug":"ravichandran-ashwin-becomes-leading-wicket-taker-in-world-test-championship-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/24\/ravichandran-ashwin-becomes-leading-wicket-taker-in-world-test-championship-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravichandran Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in World Test Championship | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-114536534,imgsize-34706,width-400,resizemode-4\/114536534.jpg?fit=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ravichandran Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in World Test Championship | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Ravichandran Ashwin becomes leading wicket-taker in World Test Championship | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Ravichandran Ashwin (Pic Credit - X)\">Ravichandran Ashwin (Pic Credit &#8211; X)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: India&#8217;s premier off-spinner <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ravichandran-ashwin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ravichandran Ashwin<\/a> etched his name in the record books on Thursday, becoming the <!-- -->leading wicket-taker<!-- --> in the ICC <!-- -->World Test Championship<!-- --> (WTC). During the second Test against New Zealand at Pune&#8217;s <!-- -->Maharashtra Cricket Association<!-- --> (MCA) Stadium, Ashwin took two crucial wickets in the morning session, surpassing Australia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/nathan-lyon\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Nathan Lyon<\/a> to claim the top spot.<br \/>Ashwin dismissed New Zealand captain Tom Latham for 15 and Will Young for 18, helping India restrict New Zealand to 92\/2 at lunch on Day 1. These dismissals brought Ashwin&#8217;s tally to 188 wickets in 39 WTC matches, placing him ahead of Lyon, who has 187 wickets from 43 matches.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/india-vs-new-zealand-live-score-today-ind-vs-nz-2nd-test-match-cricket-scorecard-shubman-gill-sarfaraz-khan-pitch-report-pune-weather-updates\/liveblog\/114524448.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Scorecard: India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test<\/a><br \/>With this milestone, Ashwin continues to be a key figure in India&#8217;s bowling lineup in the WTC. The next Indian bowler on the list is <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jasprit-bumrah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Jasprit Bumrah<\/a>, who sits in seventh place with 124 wickets in 30 matches.<br \/>The top five bowlers in the WTC rankings are predominantly Australians. Australia&#8217;s Test captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pat-cummins\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Pat Cummins<\/a> is in third place with 175 wickets in 42 matches, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mitchell-starc\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mitchell Starc<\/a>, who has 147 wickets in 38 games. <\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s retired pacer Stuart Broad rounds out the top five with 134 wickets from 33 Tests.<br \/>Ashwin&#8217;s remarkable achievement underscores his importance in India&#8217;s bowling attack, as the team looks to bounce back in the ongoing Test series against New Zealand and secure a spot in the WTC final.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW\">\n<p class=\"efT4r\">\ud83d\udd34 LIVE: Can India Bounce Back in Pune? | KL Rahul and R Pant to Enter IPL Mega Auction 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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