Ravichandran Ashwin completed 450 wickets in just 89 test matches during IND vs AUS 1st match. Ashwin was just 1 wicket away from the milestone. He picked the wicket of Alex Carey to complete the landmark. He is the second fastest bowler to the milestone, behind Muthiah Muralidaran (80). Ashwin is now only the ninth player to take 450-plus Test wickets and the fastest Indian to reach the milestone. Anil Kumble was the first Indian Bowler to complete 450 wickets in just 93 matches. West Indies Legend Courtney Andrew Walsh was the first-ever bowler in the history of Test Cricket to complete 450 wickets.
IND vs AUS
Fastest to 450 Wickets:
Player | Opposition | Ground | Debut | Time | Match |
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M Muralidaran (SL) | v New Zealand | Kandy | 28 Aug 1992 | 10y 248d | 80 |
R Ashwin (IND) | v Australia | Nagpur | 6 Nov 2011 | 11y 95d | 89 |
Anil Kumble (IND) | v Pakistan | Mohali | 9 Aug 1990 | 14y 211d | 93 |
Glenn Mcgrath (AUS) | v India | Nagpur | 12 Nov 1993 | 10y 349d | 100 |
Shane Warne (AUS) | v South Africa | Durban | 2 Jan 1992 | 10y 72d | 101 |
Nathan Lyon (AUS) | v West Indies | Adelaide | 31 Aug 2011 | 11y 99d | 112 |
James Anderson (ENG) | v Sri Lanka | Chester-le-street | 22 May 2003 | 13y 5d | 115 |
CA Walsh (WI) | v England | Birmingham | 9 Nov 1984 | 15y 219d | 118 |
Stuart Broad (ENG) | v Australia | Birmingham | 9 Dec 2007 | 11y 235d | 128 |