The 37-year-old Indian spinner reached the landmark during a match against England, Ashwin was on 499 scalps at the end of the second Test in Vizag and completed his 500th after dismissing Zak Crawley on Day 2 of the Rajkot Test.
Reflecting his storied cricketing journey after the reaching a massive career milestone of 500 Test wickets on the second day of the ongoing third Test against England on Friday, star India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin called himself an "accidental spinner".
India's spin maestro Ravichandran Ashwin, who on Friday reached a massive career milestone of 500 Test wickets, dedicated the historic achievement to his father and his continued support throughout his career.
The partnership of Ravichandran Ashwin & Dhruv Jurel and important runs from Jasprit Bumrah gave the upper hand to team India after the end of the second session on Day 2 of the third Test of the five-match series at Niranjan Shah Stadium on Friday.
Rohit Sharma-led India received a five-run penalty as Ravichandran Ashwin ran over the protected area of the pitch during the second day of the third Test match against England in Rajkot. England to start their first innings at 5/0 on Friday.
The partnership between right-hand batters Ravichandran Ashwin and Dhruv Jurel helped India to 388 runs with the loss of seven wickets at the time of lunch on the second day of the third Test at Niranjan Shah Stadium on Friday.
Indian women's badminton team blanked Hong Kong 3-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia Team Championships for the first time in the history of the competition in Selangor, Malaysia