5 Occasions when Ravi Ashwin spun a web around the batsmen in Tests

4. 7/103 vs Australia, 2013

We travel 7 years back in time to the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai to relive this classic. It was the ground that Ashwin knew like the back of his palm, and bamboozled the Aussie batsmen with guile and magic.

Ashwin’s first wicket was an off spinner’s delight. He tossed the ball, inviting the batsman to step out and Ed Cowan was fooled by the bait. The left-hander came down the track, was beaten by the spin and extra bounce, and MS Dhoni completed the formalities with his lightning quick hands behind the stumps.

Ravi Ashwin accounted for the wicket of the late Phil Hughes when the batsman dragged the ball back onto his stumps. The wily spinner then caught both Shane Watson and David Warner plumb in front of the stumps in quick succession.

Ashwin’s fifth wicket of the innings was that of Matthew Wade. The ball was pitched on middle stump and went on with the arm. Wade was late to get his bat down in time and was caught in front of the stumps.

The off spinner also accounted for the well set Moises Henriques and Nathan Lyon to finish with astounding figures of 7/103. Ashwin was the wrecker in chief in the second innings too, picking up 5 wickets to finish with a match haul of 12 wickets.