List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin
Ashwin has taken a pair of five-wicket hauls in a match on four occasions.
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Ravichandran Ashwin

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In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer"[1]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of March 2024 only 51 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] Ravichandran Ashwin – a right-arm off break bowler – is a Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents the India national cricket team. In a 2016 interview, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan described Ashwin as the "best current Test spinner".[4] As of March 2024, Ashwin has taken 36 five-wicket hauls in international cricket;[3] he ranks joint-fifth in the all-time list, and second among his countrymen.[a]

Ashwin made his Test debut in November 2011 against the West Indies. He took nine wickets in the match, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings. India won the match and his performance earned him the man of the match honour.[5] His career-best figures of seven wickets for 59 runs came against New Zealand in October 2016; in the process he also became the fifth bowler to take six five-wicket hauls against them.[b] He has picked up ten or more wickets in a match on seven occasions.[c] Ashwin made his ODI and T20I debuts in June 2010 against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, respectively, and is yet to take a five-wicket haul in both formats. His four wickets for 25 runs against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015 World Cup remain his best in ODIs,[8] while his figures of four wickets for 8 runs against Sri Lanka are the fourth-best by an Indian in T20Is.[9]

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  2. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 9788173701849. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records: Most five-wicket hauls in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. ^ Ramesh, Akshay (5 July 2016). "Ravichandran Ashwin best spinner in the world: Muttiah Muralitharan". India Today. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ^ Premachandran, Dileep (17 December 2012). "India v West Indies in India, 2011–12". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. reprinted by ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Statistics / Test matches / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  8. ^ "21st match, Perth: India v United Arab Emiratres". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. reprinted by ESPNcricinfo. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Best figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.


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