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Ashwin Shatters SL Great's World Record

Ravichandran Ashwin bagged a five-wicket haul as India beat England in the 5th Test in Dharamsala.

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Playing his 100th Test, the veteran spinner took 5 for 77 during England's second innings.

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By doing so, Ashwin became the first player in the history of Test cricket to take five-fors in his debut and 100th Test.

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Interestingly, Ashwin also broke Muttiah Muralitharan's 18-year-old world record

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Ashwin now has the best bowling figures by a player in his 100th Test.

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Ashwin, who had also claimed four wickets in the first innings, ended the game with figures of 9/128.

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Ashwin bettered Muralitharan's figures of 9/141 in his 100th Test against Bangladesh in 2006.

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Ashwin also ended the five-match series as the leading wicket-taker with 26 scalps to his name.

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