1st Time In 147 Years! Ashwin Scripts Test History

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Spinner R Ashwin showed his class with the bat to rescue India on Day 1 against Bangladesh.

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Ashwin slammed a brilliant 113, notching up his sixth career Test ton.

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Ashwin stitched a 199-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja, to rescue India from 144-6.

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However, the 38-year-old all-rounder also became the first in the 147-year history of Test cricket to achieve a special feat.

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Ashwin became the first-ever Test cricketer to achieve more than 20 50+ scores and more than 30 5-wicket hauls.

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Ashwin boasts 14 fifties and 6 hundreds, as well as 36 5-wicket hauls in his Test career.

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