R Ashwin
After losing the first Test match, Team India is desperate to make a comeback in the 3-match Test series against New Zealand. The Indian team had to face a crushing defeat by 8 wickets in Bengaluru. In such a situation, Team India will have to win or draw the second test match under any circumstances to avoid a shameful defeat in the series. However, Team India would like to enter the Pune Test with the intention of winning so that it can avenge its previous defeat against New Zealand.
Indian batsmen had disappointed a lot in the first innings of the first test. The entire team collapsed for just 46 runs. Although Team India’s batting was better in the second innings, it could not stop New Zealand from winning. New Zealand scored 402 runs in the first innings and then achieved the score of 107 runs by losing 2 wickets.
Ashwin close to becoming number-1
In the first Test, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets each during New Zealand’s first innings. At the same time, R Ashwin got a success. Apart from Bumrah, no other Indian bowler could take wickets in the second innings of the Kiwi team. In such a situation, the Indian team will expect better performance from its bowlers in the Pune Test.
In the second Test match against New Zealand, all eyes will be on R Ashwin, who could take only one wicket in the last match. Actually, R Ashwin is very close to creating history in the World Test Championship (WTC). If he manages to take even just 2 wickets against New Zealand, he will become the bowler taking the highest wicket in the history of the World Test Championship. Currently, this record is in the name of Nathan Lyon who has taken 187 wickets in WTC. Ashwin needs only 2 wickets to beat Lyon.
Bowlers taking the most wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC)
- 187 – Nathan Lyon
- 186 – Ravichandran Ashwin
- 175 – Pat Cummins
- 147 – Mitchell Starc
- 134 – Stuart Broad
- 130 – Kagiso Rabada
- 124 – Jasprit Bumrah
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