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IND vs SL: Ravichandran Ashwin First Player To Reach This Huge Milestone In World Test Championship

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin achieved yet another feat on Monday as India defeated Sri Lanka in the second and final Test by 238 runs in Bengaluru. Ashwin, who picked six wickets (2 for 30; 4 for 55) in the match, became the first player to take 100 wickets in World Test Championship (WTC). Ashwin, who had ended up as the highest wicket-taker with 71 wickets in 14 matches during the last WTC cycle, has already bagged 29 wickets in seven matches so far in the ongoing cycle, taking his tally to 100 in 21 games. Thus, becoming the first cricketer to achieve a century of wickets in WTC.

India vs Sri Lanka: Fans enter ground, click selfie with Kohli before being chased away by police

Sri Lanka and one of them managed to click a selfie with Virat Kohli before being whisked away by the security personnel. The incident happened in the sixth over of the Sri Lankan second innings when Kusal Mendis was taking treatment after being hit by a Mohammed Shami delivery.

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Pant lights up Chinnaswamy with record-breaking fifty, India leave Sri Lanka with mountain to scale

Rishabh Pant put Sri Lankan attack to the sword with a record-breaking half-century while Shreyas Iyer yet again conjured up a measured fifty to let India grab complete control of the second Test here on Sunday. Pant's 31-ball 50 and Iyer's 67-run knock after useful contribution from top-order batters meant that India set Sri Lanka a mammoth 447-run target after declaring their second innings at 303 for nine. As it happened | ScorecardThe struggling visitors would need no less than a miraculous show to save the match after ending the second day at 28 for one. Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (10) and Kusal Mendis (16) will resume the Sri Lankan chase on Monday morning.

India vs Sri Lanka: Cricket fans enter ground, click selfie with Kohli before being chased away by police

Sri Lanka and one of them managed to click a selfie with Virat Kohli before being whisked away by the security personnel. The incident happened in the sixth over of the Sri Lankan second innings when Kusal Mendis was taking treatment after being hit by a Mohammed Shami delivery. Sensing an opportunity to see their star player from close, three fans managed to breach the fenced area and ran towards the players.

Rishabh Pant breaks Kapil Dev's record of fastest Test fifty by an Indian

Rishabh Pant on Sunday broke the legendary Kapil Dev's 40-year-old record of fastest Test fifty by an Indian on the second day of the Day/Night match against Sri Lanka. The dashing left-hander cruised to his fifty in 28 balls (7x4, 2x6) in the 42nd over of Indian second innings when he hit a Praveen Jayawickrama delivery through the extra cover boundary. India's first World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev had cracked a 30-ball half-century against Pakistan in the Karachi Test in 1982. "Rishabh Pant surpasses Kapil Dev to score the fastest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket... Take a bow, Rishabh," posted BCCI in its Twitter handle.

"Sweet" Of Kapil Dev To Send Bouquet, Handwritten Note To Home, Says Ravichandran Ashwin

Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin talks about the lavish praise he got after he surpassed Kapil Dev's tally of 434 Test wickets to become India's second-highest wicket-take for the country after Anil Kumble. Ashwin expressed how surpassing Kapil Dev's tally was never even a part of his bucket list, he added it was sweet of Kapil dev for sending bouquets and handwritten notes to his home. "It's like a dream. For me getting this number of wickets was never even a part of my bucket list. It was very sweet of Kapil paji, he actually sent a bouquet to my home, and also sent a handwritten note congratulating me on passing him," said Ravichandran Ashwin in a video posted by BCCI.

Used To Bowl Medium Pace To Be Next "Kapil Paaji", Says Ravichandran Ashwin

Humbled to have crossed the legendary Kapil Dev's tally of 434 Test scalps, premier India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he wanted to be a batter and used to bowl medium pace as a child to become the next "Kapil Paaji." Playing in his 85th match, the 35-year-old Ashwin went past the legendary Kapil's 434 Test scalps to become India's second most successful bowler in the longest format on Sunday. He achieved the feat when he dismissed Charith Asalanka during Sri Lanka's second innings in the first Test, which India won be an innings and 222 runs.

"You Lived Your Life King Size": Kapil Dev Condoles Shane Warne's Death

Former India captain Kapil Dev on Saturday condoled the demise of two legendary Australian cricketers -- Rodney Marsh and Shane Warne. "I played my first test series in Australia with Rod Marsh. What a wicket keeper. Rod and Lillie were a lethal pair for the opposition. Rod set the standards for wicket keeping at an almost unattainable level," Kapil Dev wrote on Instagram.

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IND vs SL: Ravichandran Ashwin First Player To Reach This Huge Milestone In World Test Championship

India vs Sri Lanka: Fans enter ground, click selfie with Kohli before being chased away by police

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Pant lights up Chinnaswamy with record-breaking fifty, India leave Sri Lanka with mountain to scale

India vs Sri Lanka: Cricket fans enter ground, click selfie with Kohli before being chased away by police

Rishabh Pant breaks Kapil Dev's record of fastest Test fifty by an Indian

"Sweet" Of Kapil Dev To Send Bouquet, Handwritten Note To Home, Says Ravichandran Ashwin

Used To Bowl Medium Pace To Be Next "Kapil Paaji", Says Ravichandran Ashwin

"You Lived Your Life King Size": Kapil Dev Condoles Shane Warne's Death