Ravichandran Ashwin Scores Quickfire Century, Equals MS Dhoni's Test Record in First Test

IND vs BAN: Ravichandran Ashwin demonstrated his batting ability on the opening day of the Chennai Test match against Bangladesh by scoring his 6 century in Test cricket. Team India was down 6 wickets at 144 runs when Ashwin took the field.

Ankush Pandey Ankush Pandey
Sep 19, 2024 - 12:53 Updated: Oct 1, 2024 - 14:02
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Ravichandran Ashwin Scores Quickfire Century, Equals MS Dhoni's Test Record in First Test
Ravichandran Ashwin Scores Quickfire Century, Equals MS Dhoni's Test Record in First Test | Image Source : BCCI

India and Bangladesh: Ravichandran Ashwin, the spin all-rounder for the Indian squad, was outstanding with the bat when the team needed it most in the opening game of the two-match Test series between Bangladesh and India at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. At the end of the first day's play in Chennai, Ashwin achieved his sixth century in Test cricket. In doing so, he tied the record set by former Team India captain MS Dhoni, who also amassed six centuries in his Test career. 

Ashwin is leading with 102 and Ravindra Jadeja at 86, due to which the Indian team had scored 339 runs for the loss of 6 wickets by the end of the first day of the Chennai Test match. So far, there has been a partnership of 195 runs between the two for the 7th wicket.

Scored his second century in a Test match at home ground.

The Indian team was down 6 wickets at 144 when Ravichandran Ashwin entered the batting order in the Chennai Test match. Following this, Ashwin and Jadeja managed the innings and quickened the tempo of runs. When it came to launching the poor balls over the boundary, Ashwin did it flawlessly. At his home field of Chepauk, near Chennai, this is Ashwin's second century in Test cricket. In Indian Test cricket history, Ashwin is the fifth-oldest player to score a century.

Oldest player to score a century in Test for India

  • Vijay Merchant - 40 years 21 days (vs England, Delhi Test, 1951)
  • Rahul Dravid - 38 years 307 days (vs West Indies, Kolkata Test, 2011)
  • Vinoo Mankad - 38 years 269 days (vs New Zealand, Chennai Test, 1956)
  • Vinoo Mankad - 38 years 234 days (vs New Zealand, Mumbai Test, 1955)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin - 38 years 2 days (vs Bangladesh, Chennai Test, 2024)

Ashwin equaled Dhoni's record in this matter too

Ashwin has now equalled Dhoni in terms of scoring four centuries while batting at number 7 or below for Team India. At the top of this list is the world champion Indian captain Kapil Dev who has scored a total of 7 centuries. This is also Ashwin's fastest century in Test cricket so far, in which he completed his century in just 108 balls in the Chennai Test match against Bangladesh.