Indian magical spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian bowler to bag 450 test wickets. He achieved his feat in 89 test matches. Ashwin registered this milestone to his name in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy match when Ashwin dismissed Australian batter Alex Carey on 36 runs.
Ashwin broke the record of former Indian spinner Anil Kumble, who took 450 wickets in the 93rd Test match. Now R. Ashwin became the ninth bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 450 Test wickets. Ashwin has played 89 Tests.
While the record for taking the fastest 450 wickets in Test history is in the name of former Sri Lankan veteran Muttiah Muralitharan, Muralitharan completed 450 wickets in his 80th match.
- M Muralidaran of Sri-Lanka in 80 test matches
- A Kumble of India in 93 test matches
- GD McGrath of Australia in 100 test matches
- Shane Warne of Australia in 101 Test matches
- Nathon Lyon of Australia in 112 Test matches
- James Anderson of England in 115 Test matches
- CA Walsh of West-Indies in 118 test matches
- SCJ Broad of England in 128 test matches