On day 4 of the ongoing Test between India and Bangladesh, the Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest bowler to comp🥂🌠lete 250 test wickets.
Ashwin dismissed the Bangladeshi skipper Mushfiqur Rahim on his carrom ball to reach this landmark.
Well, currently the World No. 1 Test bowler, Ashwin, broke the record previously set up by the Australian legend Dennis Lillee. Ashwin got his name in the record books in ♔his 45 Test matches while Denni🎃s Lillee did it in 48 matches.
Here is the list of top 10 players fastest to complete 250 Test wickets:
S.no | Bowler | Country | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | R Ashwin | India | 45 |
2 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | 48 |
3 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 49 |
4 | Allan Donald | South Africa | 50 |
5 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 51 |
6 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 51 |
7 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 53 |
8 | Malcom Marshall | West Indies | 53 |
9 | Ian Botham | England | 55 |
10 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | 55 |
