IND vs WI: R Ashwin Becomes First Indian Bowler to Dismiss Father and Son Duo, Joins Elite Club
IND vs WI: Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed West Indies opener Tegnarine Chanderpaul for 12 runs.
India and the West Indies are currently engaged in the first Test of the ongoing two-match Test series, which is part of the World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for 2023-25 at Windsor Park, Dominica.
The first breakthrough for India came courtesy of their star spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin, who dismissed West Indies opener Tegnarine Chanderpaul for 12 runs.
Ashwin changed his angle to go around the wicket and delivered a fuller ball that pitched at the middle and off, evading Chanderpaul’s outside edge and striking the off stump.
With this, Ashwin became the first Indian bowler in the history of cricket to dismiss both a father and son duo in Test cricket. Ashwin had previously taken the wicket of Shivnarine Chanderpaul back in 2011.
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Ashwin now joins the elite list of four other bowlers who have achieved this rare feat. This list includes Ian Botham, Wasim Akram, Mitchell Starc, and Simon Harmer.
Both Botham and Akram dismissed the father-and-son duo of Lance and Chris Cairns, while Mitchell Starc, Simon Harmer, and Ashwin have accomplished the same against Shivnarine and Tegnarine Chanderpaul.
Bowlers to Dismiss Both Father & Son Duo
- Ian Botham: Lance and Chris Cairns
- Wasim Akram: Lance and Chris Cairns
- Mitchell Starc: Shivnarine and Tegnarine Chanderpaul
- Sam Harmer: Shivnarine and Tegnarine Chanderpaul
- R Ashwin: Shivnarine and Tegnarine Chanderpaul
Notably, R Ashwin did not feature in India’s playing XI during the World Test Championship final against Australia, which took place last month and ended in India’s defeat. This decision of the Indian management to drop Ashwin for the final drew significant criticism.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu cricketer is closing in on the milestone of 500 Test wickets. Currently, he has taken 474 wickets from 93 Test matches, maintaining an average of 23.93 and an economy rate of 2.77.
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