Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja© BCCI/Sportzpics
India’s spin twins, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, achieved a historic milestone on Day 1 of the first Test against England in Hyderabad. Bagging the first three wickets for India on the day, Ashwin and Jadeja went past the legendary spin pair of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh in the list of most wickets for India as a pair. Ashwin and Jadeja went to a tally of 503 scalps as England went three down. Kumble and Harbhajan, on the other hand, had 501 wickets to their name in Tests for India as a pair.
Following Kumble and Harbhajan, the third pair on the list is that of Bhajji and Zaheer Khan. Between them, the spin-pace duo had bagged 474 wickets for India.
Most Test Wickets by an Indian Bowling Pair:-
502* – Ashwin and Jadeja
501 – Kumble and Harbhajan
474 – Harbhajan and Zaheer
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It was Ravichandran Ashwin who made the first breakthrough of the game after he dismissed Duckett in the 12th over of the match on Day 1.
The second wicket came when Ravindra Jadeja removed Ollie Pope (1 run from 11 balls) in the 15th over. Pope failed to make a mark in the game and put England in a better position.
The third wicket came soon in the 16th over after Ashwin dismissed the English opener, Crawley.
At lunch break, England was at 108/3, with Jonny Bairstow (32*) and Joe Root (18*) on the crease.
After winning the toss, the visitors decided to bat first in Hyderabad and Ben Stokes‘ decision did go in their favour as they crossed the 100-run mark in the 26th over.
Zak Crawley (20 runs from 40 balls) and Ben Duckett (35 runs from 39 balls) opened for England and put the visitors to a good start after they made a solid partnership of 55 runs. Crawley slammed three fours. Meanwhile, Duckett smashed seven fours.
With ANI inputs
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