Ravichandran Ashwin further adds to his greatness

Ravichandran Ashwin made a special homecoming in Chennai as he led team India with both bat and ball to a emphatic 280-run victory against Bangladesh. 

The-38 year-old, who possibly might have played his last Test in his home venue, created and broke multiple records with both bat and ball, solidifying himself as one of the best Test all-rounders in history.

Let us delve into all the memorable milestones that Ashwin achieved in this first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.

All records set or broken by Ashwin at Chepauk

Fastest century for Ravichandran Ashwin in Tests

108 balls vs Bangladesh, Chennai, 2024

117 balls vs West Indies, Mumbai, 2011

134 balls vs England, Chennai, 2021

159 balls vs West Indies, Kolkata, 2013

Oldest Indian batter to score a hundred at home in Tests 

40y 21d - Vijay Merchant vs England, Delhi, 1951

38y 307d - Rahul Dravid vs West Indies, Kolkata, 2011

38y 269d - Vinoo Mankad vs New Zealand, Chennai, 1956

38y 234d - Vinoo Mankad vs New Zealand, Mumbai (CCI), 1955

38y 2d - Ravichandran Ashwin vs Bangladesh, Chennai, 2024

Most centuries at No.7 & below for India

7 - Kapil Dev

4 - Ravichandran Ashwin

4 - MS Dhoni

Players to score multiple hundreds in Chennai in Tests

5 - Sachin Tendulkar

4 - Sunil Gavaskar

2 - Ravichandran Ashwin

2 - Kapil Dev

2 - Virender Sehwag

2 - GR Viswanath

Picking a match winning 6/88 in the second innings, Ashwin became the oldest Indian to take a five-wicket haul in Tests.

Oldest Indian to take a five-wicket haul in Tests

38y 5d - Ravichandran Ashwin vs BAN, Chennai, 2024

37y 206d - Vinoo Mankad vs PAK, Peshawar, 1955

37y 172d - Ravichandran Ashwin vs ENG, Dharamsala, 2024

37y 159d - Ravichandran Ashwin vs ENG, Ranchi, 2024

37y 70d - Anil Kumble vs AUS, Melbourne, 2007

37y 52d - Anil Kumble vs PAK, Bengaluru, 2007

Most five-wicket hauls in Tests

67 - Muthiah Muralidaran

37 - Ravichandran Ashwin 

37 - Shane Warne

36 - Sir Richard Hadlee

35 - Anil Kumble

Most five-wicket hauls in 2nd innings in Tests

28 - Muthiah Muralidaran

21 - Rangana Herath

20 - Ravichandran Ashwin

19 - Shane Warne

17 - Anil Kumble

Most instances of a player scoring a hundred and taking a five-wicket haul in a Test match

5 - Ian Botham

4 - Ravichandran Ashwin

2 - Ravindra Jadeja

2 - Mushtaq Mohammad 

2 - Gary Sobers

2 - Jacques Kallis

2 - Shakib Al Hasan

Ashwin became the first player in Test cricket history to score a hundred and take a five wicket haul in a Test match twice at a venue

Instances of Ashwin scoring a hundred and taking a five-wicket haul in Chennai in Tests

106 & 5/43 vs England, 2021

113 & 6/88 vs Bangladesh, 2024

Players with multiple hundreds and five-wicket hauls at a venue in Tests

Ravichandran Ashwin, Chennai - 2 100s, 5 fifers 

Ian Botham, Leeds - 2 100s, 3 fifers

Kapil Dev, Chennai - 2 100s, 2 fifers

Chris Cairns, Auckland - 2 100s, 2 fifers

Gary Sobers, Leeds - 2 100s, 2 fifers

Players to win multiple POTM awards in Chennai in Tests

4 - Sachin Tendulkar

2 - Ravichandran Ashwin

2 - Virender Sehwag

2 - Harbhajan Singh

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