R Ashwin's Glorious Career in Numbers

R Ashwin has announced his retirement from International cricket, leaving behind a legacy of greatness in the longest format. Here are some key statistics that highlight his remarkable career:

Career Milestones

• 537 wickets in 106 Tests, making him the seventh-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket among all teams.
• 765 wickets across formats, bettered only by Anil Kumble's 953.
• Fastest to 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, and 500 wicket milestones for India in terms of matches played.

Top 10 Wicket-Takers in Test Cricket

| Rank | Player | Mat | Wkts | Avg | ER | SR | 5-fers | 10-fers |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | M Muralitharan | 133 | 800 | 22.72 | 2.47 | 55.0 | 67 | 22 |
| 2 | S Warne | 145 | 708 | 25.41 | 2.65 | 57.4 | 37 | 10 |
| 3 | J Anderson | 188 | 704 | 26.45 | 2.79 | 56.8 | 32 | 3 |
| 4 | A Kumble | 132 | 619 | 29.65 | 2.69 | 65.9 | 35 | 8 |
| 5 | S Broad | 167 | 604 | 27.68 | 2.97 | 55.7 | 20 | 3 |
| 6 | G McGrath | 124 | 563 | 21.64 | 2.49 | 51.9 | 29 | 3 |
| 7 | R Ashwin | 106 | 537 | 24.00 | 2.83 | 50.7 | 37 | 8 |
| 8 | N Lyon | 132 | 533 | 30.45 | 2.93 | 62.2 | 24 | 5 |
| 9 | C Walsh | 132 | 519 | 24.44 | 2.53 | 57.8 | 22 | 3 |

Five-Wicket Hauls

• 37 five-wicket hauls by Ashwin in 106 Tests, joint second most in Test cricket along with Shane Warne.
• Average of a five-fer every 2.8 Tests, the best among Indian players.

Strike Rate

• 50.7 Ashwin's strike rate of 50.7 balls per wicket puts him in the top ten among the 84 bowlers to have picked up at least 200 Test wickets.
• Only spinner in the top 25 in the list with Stuart MacGill coming next at a distant 29th spot.

Left-Handers Dismissed

• 268 Left-handers dismissed by Ashwin in Tests, the most by any bowler.
• Average of 19.84, bettered only by Curtly Ambrose (18.59).

Career Periods

Home Series

• 65 Tests played by India at home since Ashwin's debut in 2011/12, with Ashwin featuring in each of those 65.
• 383 of Ashwin's 537 Test wickets came at home, the fourth most for a bowler.

Spin Duo

• 587 Wickets taken by Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in the 58 Tests they featured together, the most by a spin duo and the sixth most overall.

New Ball Wickets

• 133 wickets by Ashwin with the first new ball (first 20 overs), the most by a spinner in the history of Test cricket.
• Average of 21.50 and a wicket every 45.4 balls in this phase.

Career Achievements

• 3503 runs and 537 wickets, making only the third player with the double of 3000+ runs and 500+ wickets.
• 4 Instances of Ashwin scoring a century and bagging a five-wicket haul in the same Test, only behind Ian Botham's five such doubles.
• 11 Player of the Series awards for Ashwin, the joint most in Tests alongside Muralitharan.