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India vs England 1st Test: Ravichandran came up with a peach to get the better of England batter Ben Stokes in the first Test at the Raji Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday, January 27.

Ashwin bowled out Stokes for just 6 runs in England's second innings after India scored 436 runs before getting all out early on the third day.

This was the 12th time that Ashwin dismissed Stokes in Test cricket as he continued his brilliance over the left-handed batters.

 

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He has conceded just 232 runs in the 25 innings he has played against the English all-rounder.

All of Ashwin's top three match-ups in Test cricket are left-handed batters and he also has an incredible record against David Warner and Alastair Cook, dismissing the veteran for 11 and 9 times respectively in Test cricket.

 

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The veteran spinner is also nearing the mark of 500 Test wickets, having taken 495 wickets so far.

Fellow teammate and his spin-twin Ravindra Jadeja backed Ashwin to achieve the major milestone in the ongoing Test of the five-match series against England.

"It will be a big achievement if Ashwin completes 500 Test wickets and I hope he gets it in this match. I am left with 25 wickets for 300 and it might take the whole series, but I wish Ashwin completes his 500 in this game itself and continues taking wickets for India," Jadeja said.

Talking about the match, India are ahead at the moment as they took the lead of 190 runs after bowling England out for 246 runs in the first innings.

Ashwin was brilliant in that innings as well as he took three wickets for 68 runs in 21 overs, having dismissed Zak Crawley (20), Ben Duckett (35), and Mark Wood (11).

Talking about Stokes, he was the top run-getter for his team in the first innings as he played a fighting knock of 70 runs but was dismissed cheaply in the second as his struggle against the star off-sinner continued.