R Ashwin
After registering a spectacular victory in the Chennai Test, the convoy of the Indian cricket team has reached Kanpur. The second and last match of the 2-match Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played here. The Indian team will play a Test match in Kanpur after almost 3 years. Team India played its last Test match against New Zealand in November 2021 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. There has been a lot of change in Team India since this match. There are 7 players who were part of the last Kanpur Test, but are not included in Team India this time.
Team India has changed a lot since the last Kanpur Test but if something has not changed, it is the amazing pair of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Both of them performed brilliantly with both bat and ball in the Chennai Test and now they are ready to make a mark in Kanpur. In the first Test, Ashwin had rescued Team India from trouble by scoring a brilliant century and then in the second innings, he did wonders with the ball and took 6 wickets. Now he will have a great opportunity to create history in Kanpur as well as leave behind 3 greats of India together.
Big record on target
Actually, R Ashwin has a great record at Green Park Stadium. He has taken 16 wickets in 4 innings of 2 Test matches here at an average of 21.37. If he manages to take 10 wickets in the second Test match, he will become the highest wicket-taker at Green Park Stadium, beating 3 legends at once. The record of taking the most wickets on this ground is in the name of former Indian captain Kapil Dev. He took 25 wickets here in 9 innings of 7 matches. Ashwin will need 10 wickets to leave Kapil Dev behind. If Ashwin takes 6 wickets instead of 10 in the Kanpur Test, he will become the second highest wicket-taker and the first spinner at Green Park Stadium, leaving behind Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh.
Highest wicket taker at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
- Kapil Dev – 25 wickets
- Anil Kumble – 21 wickets
- Harbhajan Singh – 20 wickets
- Subhash Gupte- 19 wickets
- R Ashwin – 16 wickets
