Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his 450th Test wicket during the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy game between India and Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. He achieved the feat when he bowled Alex Carey in the 54th over. He also became the fastest Indian to scale the landmark, going past former leg-spinner Anil Kumble. Ashwin took 89 Tests to reach the milestone as compared to Kumble’s 93.
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Overall, he is the second-fastest to reach the milestone. Former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is only ahead of him, having reached the landmark in 80 matches. The Australian duo of Glenn McGrath (100) and Shane Warne (101) complete the list of the five fastest bowlers to pick up 450 Test wickets.
| Player | Country | Matches | Wickets | Bowling Average | 5W | 10W |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 133 | 800 | 22.72 | 67 | 22 |
| Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 708 | 25.41 | 37 | 10 |
| James Anderson | England | 177 | 675 | 26.13 | 32 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 132 | 619 | 29.65 | 35 | 8 |
| Stuart Broad | England | 159 | 566 | 27.77 | 19 | 3 |
| Glenn McGrath | Australia | 124 | 563 | 21.64 | 29 | 3 |
| Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 132 | 519 | 24.44 | 22 | 3 |
| Nathan Lyon | Australia | 116 | 460 | 31.65 | 21 | 3 |
| Ravi Ashwin | India | 89 | 452 | 24.23 | 30 | 7 |
| Dale Steyn | South Africa | 93 | 439 | 22.95 | 26 | 5 |
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