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IND vs WI 1st Test: Ravichandran Ashwin joins ELITE club after dismissing Chanderpaul | Know More

IND vs WI 1st Test: Ravichandran Ashwin joins ELITE club after dismissing Chanderpaul | Know More

IND vs WI 1st Test: Ravichandran Ashwin joins ELITE club after dismissing Chanderpaul | Know More

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday became the first Indian bowler to dismiss both father and son in Test cricket. On the first day of India's first Test against West Indies on Wednesday, Ashwin achieved the record by getting the wicket of Tagnarine Chanderpaul at 12 (44). He had previously taken the wicket of Tagnarine's father and West Indian legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Apart from Ashwin, former England cricketer,Ian Botham is also on the list, dismissing father-son pair Lance and Chris Cairns of New Zealand.Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram also took the wicket of the same pair in his career. Australian bowlers Mitchell Starc and Simon Harmer have also taken the wickets of Shivnarine and Tagnarine Chanderpaul.

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Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also became the third Indian bowler to pick up 700 international wickets. He dominated the first session of Day One by taking two wickets in the opening test match against West Indies in Dominica. This played a major role in the hosts' downfall as West Indies bundled out on a score of 150. In reply to the hosts' total, India's openers started the innings on a positive note.

Bowlers who have dismissedboth father and son in Test cricket

Ian Botham - Lance and Chris Cairns
Wasim Akram - Lance and Chris Cairns
Mitchell Starc - Shivnarine and Tagnarine
Simon Harmer - Shivnarine and Tagnarine
Ravichandran Ashwin - Shivnarine and Tagnarine

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Despite a couple of early LBW shouts against Rohit, India's opening stand didn't face issues in the third session. Yashasvi Jaiswal took his time to open his account, but as soon as he adjusted himself to the pitch conditions, he started to take on the bowlers with confidence. He opened his account with a beautifully executed shot to find the fence for a four. He tried to find the boundary once again with another shot but the fielder denied himback-to-back boundaries.

Rohit, on the other hand, looked confident with his shot selection and defensive approach for the majority of the third session. West Indies bowlers, however, struggled to find consistency in their line and length. This became evident after their review for an LBW appeal against Rohit Sharma was denied by the umpire.Both players will be keen to convert their ominous starts into big scores on Day 2.

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Aditya Vidyadhar Pimpale

Parth Seth is a research fellow at India Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank, where he studies the themes of development, foreign policy, and multilateralism, particularly in ...Read More