Ravichandran Ashwin registers historic century against England

India’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin added yet another prized feather to his illustrious cap when he bagged the crucial wicket of England’s Jonny Bairstow in the first session of play on day 1 of the ongoing fourth Test at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.

Coming around the stumps, the veteran spinner trapped Bairstow leg-before-wicket (LBW) and became the first Indian to claim 100 Test wickets against the Three Lions. Ashwin’s historic milestone saw him move past Bhagwath Subramanya Chandrasekhar who previously held the record for bagging the most wickets for India against England in the red-ball format.

Indians with the most Test wickets against England:

India’s playing for the fourth Test in Ranchi:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

England’s playing XI for the fourth Test in Ranchi:

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir.

More to follow…….