IND vs BAN Test Series Day-1: India ended their day-1 on high thanks to a sensational unbeaten partnership of 195 runs between Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
Ashwin, who scored his 6th Test Ton and 2nd on his home turf (Chennai) enters into the record book by becoming the 5th player to get multiple five-fors and multiple Test hundreds at a venue in Tests and 4th player with the most hundreds from No.8 or below in Tests.
Multiple five-fors and multiple Test hundreds at a venue in Tests
Garfield Sobers – Headingley (Two hundreds, two five-fors)
Kapil Dev – Chennai (Two hundreds, two five-fors)
Chris Cairns – Auckland (Two hundreds, two five-fors)
Ian Botham – Headingley (Two hundreds, three five-fors)
Ravichandran Ashwin – Chennai (Two hundreds, four five-fors)
A Heroic HUNDRED in 📸📸 @ashwinravi99, that was special 👌👌
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 19, 2024
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Most hundreds from No.8 or below in Tests
5 – Daniel Vettori
4 – Ravichandran Ashwin
3 – Kamran Akmal
3 – Jason Holder
Also Read: IND-BAN Test Series 2024: Ashwin’s Scintillating Century Steals Show