354 Wickets in Test cricket for R Ashwin in India, the most by any bowler, surpassing Anil Kumble's tally of 350. Ashwin is ranked fourth in the list of most Test wickets by a bowler at home.
35 Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket for Ashwin, the joint-most by an Indian, alongside Kumble. Only three bowlers have bagged more five-fors in Tests - Muthiah Muralidaran (67), Shane Warne (37) and Richard Hadlee (36).
27 Five-wicket hauls for Ashwin in home Tests, the second-most for any bowler, going ahead of Herath's 26. Ashwin is now only behind Muralidaran, who tops the list with 45 five-wicket hauls at home.
16 Five-wicket hauls for Ashwin while opening the bowling in Tests. He has picked up 170 wickets at an average of 19.09 in the 51 innings where he opened the bowling. Thirteen out of those 16 opening-the-bowling five-fors have come in home Tests.
91 Test wickets for Ashwin at home against England, the most for an Indian bowler against any opponent. Ashwin went past Harbhajan Singh's 86 strikes against Australia in 14 Tests played in India.
12 Five-wicket hauls for Ashwin in the third innings of a Test match, the joint-second most for any bowler. Muralidaran has the most third-innings five-fors in Tests with 21, while Kumble and Warne also have 12. Four of Ashwin's 12 five-fors in the third innings have come after India conceded a first-innings lead.
37y 159d Ashwin's age coming into the Ranchi Test. He is now the second-oldest Indian to claim a five-wicket haul in Test cricket. Vinoo Mankad remains the oldest having got one aged 37 years and 306 days, against Pakistan in Peshawar in 1955.
12 Venues where Ashwin has taken a five-wicket haul in India, out of the 16 grounds he has played Test cricket. Ranchi is now the 19th Test venue where Ashwin has bagged a five-wicket haul. Only three bowlers have five-fors at more venues than Ashwin - Muralidaran (25), Warne (20) and Wasim Akram (20).