Team India’s veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin continued his grip over England skipper Ben Stokes in international cricket after dismissing the all-rounder for record 12th time in IND vs ENG 1st Test at Hyderabad on Saturday.
Ashwin bamboozled Stokes with a stunning delivery, beating the England’s skipper defence and plucking out the off stump.
Stokes’ dismissal on 6 against Ashwin in the second innings makes him Ashwin’s top Test victim, surpassing Australia opener David Warner, who has been dismissed 11 times by the off-spinner.
Former England captain Alastair Cook is third on the list with 9 dismissals.
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Ashwin also equaled India’s legend Kapil Dev in dimissing a better most times in Test Cricket.
Stokes vs Ashwin in Tests
Innings – 25
Runs – 232 runs
Dismissals – 12
Average – 19.33
Strike Rate – 37.23
Team India are in driver’s seat despite Ollie Pope’s unbeaten 67 in the second innings. Earlier, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored fifties to help India gain a 190-run lead in the first innings.
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