Ravichandran Ashwin added another feather in his cap when he went past Dale Steyn for most wickets in a single Test season.
By removing Steve Smith just before tea on Day 1 in Dharamsala, Ashwin took his 79th victim of the 2016-17 season. Steyn had taken 78 in the 2007-08 season.?
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Ashwin has played 13 Tests this season and has been going through a purple patch. It started with 27 scalps in the series against New Zealand. He then took 28 when England came to India. India won both series 3-0 and 4-0 respectively.
He took 6 in the one-off Test against Bangladesh which India won, and has 18 till now in the series against Australia which is locked at 1-1.
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Ashwin is already the fastest to 250 Test wickets and needs 29 in the next 6 games to break Dennis Lillee's record for the quickest to 300 scalps.