Ashwin has made a world record in the Pune Test against New Zealand. The Indian off-spinner created a world record by dismissing New Zealand batsman Will Young in the first innings. Ashwin scripted the mega-record by leaving Australian spinner Nathan Lyon behind. The biggest thing is that to write the story of this big record, Ashwin played the least number of matches compared to other bowlers.

Most wickets in WTC in 39 matches

Now you must be wondering whether this is a big record made by Ashwin? So its strings are connected to being the bowler who took the most wickets in the World Test Championship. Now India's R in WTC. Ashwin has become the bowler taking the most wickets. He did this feat in just 39 matches.

Ashwin broke Nathan Lyon's record

The record of taking most wickets in the World Test Championship was earlier in the name of Australia's Nathan Lyon. Lion had 187 wickets in his name in the 43 matches played so far. Before the start of the Pune Test, Ashwin was 2 wickets away from breaking Lion's record. In such a situation, as soon as New Zealand took both the wickets in the first innings, Ashwin became the bowler taking the most wickets in the World Test Championship.

Came ahead by 187 wickets in the 39th match

Ashwin, playing his 39th match, broke the record of most wickets in WTC. He equaled Nathan Lyon's tally of 187 wickets by dismissing New Zealand captain Tom Latham in the first innings of the Pune Test. After that he broke Lion's record by dismissing Will Young. Now Ashwin is the bowler taking the highest wicket in WTC history.

Ashwin ahead of Lion in overall test wickets also

Apart from breaking Nathan Lyon's record in WTC, Ashwin has also left him behind in terms of most Test wickets. Ashwin also did this feat in 104 matches, which is less than the number of matches played by Nathan Lyon. The kind of spin friendly wickets there are in Pune. And with the kind of bowling that Ashwin is displaying, it will not be a surprise if he is seen taking his 200th wicket in the WTC in the second Test against New Zealand itself.