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On Thursday, September 27, the veteran off-spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed Anil Kumble for the record of most Test wickets by an Indian bowler in Asia, on Day 1 of the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh.

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As India took the field on a rain-affected Day 1 of the second Test against Bangladesh after winning the first in Chennai, R Ashwin trapped the Bangladesh captain, Najmul Shanto in front of the wickets as he was starting to build a partnership with Mominul Haque.

Ashwin picked up the wicket post Lunch continuing his great form from the first Test, where he took a five-wicket haul in Chennai. Shanto became his 420th scalp for the Indian spinner in Asia as made it to the top of the list.

How many Test wickets has Ravichandran Ashwin taken in Asia?

Ashwin has taken a total of 420 wickets in Asia since making his Test debut for India in the year 2011.

Player (Span)WicketsMatchesInningsAvg/SR5/10Best Figures
Ravichandran Ashwin (2011-present)4207013821.38/45.533/77/59

List of Indian bowlers with the most Test wickets in Asia

The long-standing record belonged to arguably one of India's biggest match winners, Anil Kumble for years where he took 419 wickets in 82 matches and 144 innings including a ten-wicket haul against Pakistan. Ashwin, on Thursday, broke the record with 11 matches and 6 innings less bowled.

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PlayerWicketsMatchesInningsAvg/SR5/10Best Figures
Ravichandran Ashwin 4207013821.38/45.533/77/59
Anil Kumble4198114427.00/61.327/710/74
Harbhajan Singh3007113032.01/68.619/58/84
Kapil Dev2798615029.01/59.814/29/83
Ravindra Jadeja231489321.19/52.412/27/42

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Mayank Bande is a content producer for The Sporting News’ India edition.