Celebrating the landmark second for Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian cricket group gamers determined to present the veteran off-spinner a guard of honour as he walked out on the Dharamsala floor to characteristic in a Take a look at match for the a hundredth time. The second of reckoning got here for Ashwin as India took on England within the fifth and ultimate Take a look at of the collection on Thursday. As gamers lined up in two rows for Ashwin’s guard of honour, the spinner went to skipper Rohit Sharma and gave him a hug.

Ashwin, one of many best gamers of his technology, additionally had his spouse Prithi and two daughters current on the venue for the landmark event. Earlier than the beginning of the match, head coach Rahul Dravid offered Ashwin with a particular a hundredth Take a look at cap.

causes to rejoice the second!#TeamIndia Head Coach Rahul Dravid presents a particular memento to @ashwinravi99 on the event of his a hundredth Take a look at match

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As Ashwin walked via the guard of honour, a stupendous second between him and captain Rohit was caught on digital camera. This is the video:

Ashwin getting a deserved guard of honour!

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Solely 13 Indians have reached the 100 Take a look at milestone earlier than Ashwin. The veteran spinner joined the elite firm of Sachin Tendulkar (200 Exams), Rahul Dravid (163 Exams), VVS Laxman (134 Exams), Anil Kumble (132 Exams), Kapil Dev (131 Exams), Sunil Gavaskar (125 Exams), Dilip Vengesarkar (116 Exams), Saurav Ganguly and Virat Kohli (113 Exams), Ishant Sharma (105 Exams), Cheteshwar Pujara, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag (103 Exams).

In 99 Exams to date, Ashwin has taken 507 wickets at a median of 23.91, together with 35 five-wicket hauls, with the very best bowling figures of seven/59. Mix it together with his tally of three,309 runs in 140 innings at a median of 26.14, with 5 centuries and 14 fifties and he is likely one of the most profitable all-rounders of the trendy period.

With ANI inputs