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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.

Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Dale Steyn, becomes 8th highest wicket-taker in Tests

Ravichandran Ashwin surpassed South African pacer Dale Steyn's tally of 439 Test wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday. Ashwin bagged his 440th Test wicket on Day 3 of the Pink Ball Test match against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru.

England should drop Chris Woakes for overseas tours, says Boycott

England should move on from all-rounder Chris Woakes for overseas tours, former England batter Geoffrey Boycott said on Monday. Woakes came in for heavy punishment in the first innings of the drawn first Test between England and West Indies in Antigua, conceding 88 runs and taking one wicket. He also failed to impress with the ball in England's 4-0 Ashes drubbing in Australia, taking six wickets at an average of 55.33 across three matches.