Pune: India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed Australia's Nathan Lyon to became the highest wicket-taker in the ICC World Test Championship on Thursday during the second Test match against New Zealand being played at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
The India all-rounder picked up crucial wickets of Tom Latham and Will Young in the first session of Day 1 to grab the top spot in World Test Championship wicket-taker list.
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He has picked 188 wickets in 39 matches. He surpassed Autralian spinner Nathan Lyon who scalped 187 wickets in 43 Tests.
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2nd Highest wicket taker for India
Ashwin has taken 531 wickets in 104 Test matches while Lyon got 496 wickets in 122 matches. Ashwin is the second highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket. Former India Test skipper Anil Kumble holds the highest wicket-taker record for India with 619 scalps in the longer format of the game.
