Ravichandran Ashwin is eyeing to register his 500 wickets in Test cricket in the upcoming five-match Test series between India and England. The Indian veteran is just 10 wickets shy from becoming the 9th bowler in the history of Test cricket to break the tally. India will play their opening Test match on 25 January at Hyderabad Cricket Stadium. Ashwin has outstanding records at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Ashwin record in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Ashwin has taken 27 scalps in Hyderabad Cricket Stadium. He also has the best bowling spell in the venue of 6/31. He has taken these wickets at an average of 16.03 and an economy of 2.40.
| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | 5W |
| R Ashwin | 4 | 8 | 27 | 6/31 | 16.03 | 2.40 | 3 |
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Players with the most wickets in Hyderabad Cricket Stadium
Indian spin duo Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are leading the chart of most wickets in Hyderabad Stadium. Ashwin leads the list with 27 wickets while Jadeja has picked up 15 scalps.
| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ |
| R Ashwin (IND) | 4 | 8 | 27 | 6/31 | 16.03 | 2.40 |
| RA Jadeja (IND) | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4/78 | 19.66 | 2.18 |
| UT Yadav (IND) | 3 | 6 | 15 | 6/88 | 20.40 | 3.26 |
| PP Ojha (IND) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3/44 | 34.33 | 2.50 |
| Harbhajan Singh (IND) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4/76 | 36.42 | 2.41 |
| JO Holder (WI) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5/56 | 14.60 | 2.70 |
| DL Vettori (NZ) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5/135 | 27.00 | 2.71 |
| JS Patel (NZ) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4/100 | 25.00 | 2.43 |
| B Kumar (IND) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3/53 | 31.75 | 2.54 |
| GJ Maxwell (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4/127 | 31.75 | 4.88 |
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