Ravichandran Ashwin was once again India's man of the hour as he starred in their win over New Zealand in Kanpur.?
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India crushed the Kiwis by 197 runs today to take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series.
Ashwin took six wickets to complete 10 for the match as New Zealand collapsed for 236 while chasing 434 to win.
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The 30-year-old was unplayable as the ball turned and bounced on an uneven surface on the final day. The tourists did well to recover from 56/4 thanks to Luke Ronchi's 80 and Mitchell Santner's 71, but the tail offered minimal resistance.
Ashwin has been in great form over the last couple of years and with a long season home, these are great signs for Virat Kohli's men.
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Yesterday, he became the fastest Indian to 200 Test wickets and Sourav Ganguly backs him to finish with 400-500 scalps.