India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: 'All-time great' Ashwin goes past Kapil Dev's 434 wickets

Kapil Dev retired from international cricket in 1994. Once he had surpassed Richard Hadlee's tally of 431 Test wickets, it was the envy of the cricket world till Courtney Walsh went past him in 2001. Eight bowlers have gone past Kapil since and Anil Kumble has remained India's highest Test wicket-taker for close to two decades. On Sunday, R Ashwin claimed Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka first Test to go past Kapil's tally. After finishing the second innings with figures of 4/47, he now stands at 436 wickets in 85 Tests.

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Ravindra Jadeja starred with bat and bowl to lead India to a crushing innings-and-222-run victory over Sri Lanka inside three days of the first Test on Sunday. In Virat Kohli's 100th Test and Rohit Sharma's first as captain, Jadeja hit an unbeaten 175 in India's 574-8 declared and then claimed a

"It's a big thing in his cricketing career to achieve that feat. When you grow up wanting to play Test cricket, you don't dream about these things," India's new all-format skipper Rohit Sharma said after the match on Sunday. "I have been watching Ashwin for a long time and every time I watch him, he seems to get better. Ashwin is one player who always has confidence in his ability in what he wants to achieve and for the team as well," Rohit added.

However, with the emergence of Ravindra Jadeja as a formidable allrounder in the last four years, Ashwin has had to fight for his place in the eleven in Tests abroad. "I really can't tell you anything about his overseas place and why he doesn't fit in. Obviously, I have no idea as I wasn't part of the selection at that point and I can't tell you what happened and why he was left