After missing the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 final against Australia earlier in June, Ashwin made an impactful return in India's first match of the new 2023-25 WTC cycle. He took 5/60 in 24.3 overs at an economy rate of 2.44. He dismissed skipper Kraigg Braithwaite, Tagenarine Chand
On the first day of India's first Test against West Indies on Wednesday, Ashwin achieved the record by getting the wicket of Tagnarine Chanderpaul at 12 (44). He had previously taken the wicket of Tagnarine's father and West Indian legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
Virat said that when the team came into the dressing room and for the practice session, he thought about his first series as a Test player in 2011 which came in West Indies.
India's all-format tour to West Indies will start on July 12 with a two-Test match series. This will also kickstart India's ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle.
In 132 Tests, Root has scored 11,178 runs at an average of 50.57. He has scored 30 centuries and 58 half-centuries in the format, with the best score of 254.
As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named India's Test squads for the West Indies tour on Friday, test cricket specialist Pujara's name was missing from the side.
Considered one of the greatest seamers to have represented England, especially in Test cricket, Broad has over 800 international wickets across formats.
After two Tests against Pakistan in 2018, in which he scored 81 runs across four innings, with a best of 43, he did not feature in red-ball cricket till the 2019 Ashes series in England.
He accomplished this during the Australia's first Ashes Test against England at Birmingham. In the match, he scored 141 runs in 321 balls. His knock had 14 fours and three sixes.
England has the biggest margin (by runs) in a victory. They won against Australia in 1928 by 675 runs. At second is Australia, who registered a 562-run win against England in 1934. Now Bangladesh enter the club of elites as they won the match by 546 runs.