Indian cricketer Ashwin sets wicket-taking record

India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the country's third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.

Ashwin scalped the wicket of Tom Latham (52) on the ongoing Day 5 of the first Test against New Zealand and hence he achieved the feat. The off-spinner had equalled Harbhajan's tally of 417 wickets on November 28 after he dismissed Will Young on Day 4.

Ashwin has so far taken 30 five-wicket hauls in his career.
In the first innings of the ongoing Test, Ashwin had taken three wickets while Axar Patel took five.

Nightwatchman Will Somerville and opening batter Tom Latham held the fort as New Zealand did not lose a single wicket in the opening session of Day 5 of the ongoing first Test against India here at Green Park, Kanpur on November 29.

At lunch break, New Zealand's score read 79/1 with the visitors still needing 205 more runs for the win. Somerville and Latham are currently unbeaten at the crease.

(ANI)