Twitter congratulates Ravi Ashwin for becoming the fastest to 300 wickets

Indian off-spinner Ravi Ashwin became the fastest bowler to reach 300 wickets in Test cricket on Monday. He achieved the milestone in the 54th Test match of his career and in the process went past Dennis Lillee who had managed it in just 56 Tests. The final wicket of the Sri Lankan innings also became the 300th scalp for the cricketer from Tamil Nadu. However, the celebration of reaching the milestone was coupled with the Indian victory as Twitterati hailed Ashwin for the feat.

The fourth day of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka started with the hosts needing nine wickets to wrap up an innings victory. The wickets started to tumble as Ravindra Jadeja and Ishant bowled beautifully to the batsmen who were unsure of their approach. Ravi Ashwin came late into the action but didn’t disappoint his fans and captain by taking quick wickets. He cleaned up the tail and fittingly scalped the last wicket of the opposition to script a memorable victory for India.

8-wicket haul for Ashwin

R Ashwin entered the second Test with eight wickets away from the milestone after not contributing with the wickets on a green wicket in Kolkata at Eden Gardens. But he came back strongly in Nagpur and bowled exceptionally well on the first-day wicket which had a tinge of green on it. He kept Lankan batsmen on tenterhooks and bamboozled them with his wily off-spin bowling. He ended the first innings with the figures of 4/67 and backed it up with 4/63 in the second innings.

Dasun Shanaka got the best ball of the match from Ashwin who was castled after the ball pitched on middle and leg and straightened to take the bails. He achieved the milestone with a bowled as well and picked eight wickets in the match. Twitter was delighted with his performance and congratulated the off-spinner for becoming the fastest ever to pick 300 wickets.

Here’s how Twitterati poured in their wishes for Ashwin:

300 Test wickets for Ashwin #Ash300 pic.twitter.com/805tJmvoEw

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 27, 2017

50+ wickets in three consecutive calendar years in Test cricket:

Shane Warne – 1993, 1994, 1995
Muttiah Muralitharan – 2000, 2001, 2002
RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN – 2015, 2016, 2017#INDvSL

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) November 27, 2017

If we aren’t asking how many wickets the Great Dennis Lillie took in the subcontinent, let’s not ask how many Ashwin took outside the subcontinent. Must acknowledge the enormity of his achievement. #300

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 27, 2017

Ravichandran Ashwin breaks Dennis Lillee's record exactly after 36 years. Both completed their 300 Test wickets on November 27th. https://t.co/atr1hckTVk

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) November 27, 2017

Quickest to 300 wickets in Test cricket:

54 matches – RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN
56 matches – Dennis Lillee
58 matches – Muttiah Muralitharan
61 matches – Richard Hadlee / Malcolm Marshall / Dale Steyn#INDvSL

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) November 27, 2017

Fastest to 300. Well done, Ashwin ??

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 27, 2017

50+ Test wickets for 3rd consecutive year✅

Fastest to take 300 Test wickets (54 matches) ✅

Fastest Indian to take 50,100,150,200,250 & 300 Test wickets✅

Ladies & Gentlemen, Ravichandra Ashwin for you!#INDvSL #INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/yc0TXufsRp

— Cricket24.com (@Cricket24com) November 27, 2017

26 5-fers
7 10-fers
7 Man of the Match
7 Man of the Series
54 tests
300 wickets

Fastest in the world to 300 test wickets

R.Ashwin, remember the name! #AalaporanThamizhan ulagam ellame, they said. Well said. #Ash300 #Legend #TNPride #IndvsSL

— Srini Mama ? (@SriniMama16) November 27, 2017

Fewest balls to 300 wkts among spinners:
15634 R ASHWIN
18501 S Warne
18622 M Muralitharan
19367 R Herath
19867 Harbhajan#INDvSL

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) November 27, 2017

Perfect end to the Test. Ashwin bowls Gamage, nobody even bothers to celebrate. Takes him to 300 Test wickets, quickest to the milestone. Also, joint highest margin of victory for India. Formalities. #INDvSL

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) November 27, 2017

2 more series against Sri Lanka and Ashwin will be ready to take early retirement on reaching Anil Kumble's mark.

— cricBC (@cricBC) November 27, 2017

Muttiah Muralitharan was the fastest in the world to reach 300 test wickets in terms of innings, he reached in 91 innings while Ashwin took 101 innings. #INDVSL

— Nibraz Ramzan (@Nibrazcricket) November 27, 2017

27 Nov 1981
Dennis Lillee took 300th Test wicket

27 Nov 2017
Ravi Ashwin breaks Dennis Lillee record of fastest 300 Test wickets.

— BrokenStats (@Broken_Statz) November 27, 2017