Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Sachin Tendulkar with fourth ton vs West Indies
Ravichandran Ashwin slammed his fourth century against West Indies to emulate Gundappa Viswanath and VVS Laxman.
In Short
- Ravichandran Ashwin scored his fourth career century.
- Ashwin became the third Indian after Viswanath and Laxman to hit four hundreds vs West Indies.
- Ashwin scored his second century in this series.
Ravichandran Ashwin continued with his good habit of amassing runs against West Indies when the all-rounder struck his fourth century in his eighth match against them.
The top-ranked all-rounder took 265 balls which also happens to be his fourth career Test hundred, a knock studded with five fours and a six. Ashwin came into bat when India were in dire straits at 87/4 first over after lunch on the first day.
Ashwin joined forces with Ajinkya Rahane (35) to stitch together a gritty 39-run stand for the fifth wicket. However, Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha both held firm to frustrate the hosts as the duo put on a century stand to revive India.
ASHWIN SURPASSES SACHIN
Ashwin became the third Indian after Gundappa Viswanath and VVS Laxman to hit four hundreds against West Indies, surpassing the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Sardesai, Navjot Sidhu, Chandu Borde, Mohinder Amarnath, Polly Umrigar and Kapil Dev.
He is now behind fellow Indians Sunil Gavaskar (13), Dilip Vengsarkar (6) and Rahul Dravid (5) with most centuries against West Indies.
Ashwin also slammed a century in the first Test in Antigua. After being promoted to bat at No. 6, he partnered with captain Virat Kohli and stitched a 168-run stand. After his first innings 113, he picked up a seven-for in the second innings to spin India to an innings win.