India vs West Indies: Ashwin goes past Allan Donald on most Test wickets tally

NEW DELHI: India's premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday surpassed former South African fast bowler Allan Donald on the list of most Test wickets. Ashwin had 327 wickets to his name before the first Test against the West Indies in Rajkot and the off-spinner went past Donald in style.
Ashwin claimed four wickets in West Indies' first innings and then took one more in the second to go past Donald on the tally of highest Test wicket-takers.
Ashwin dismissed Shai Hope (10), Roston Chase (53), Sherman Lewis ((0) and Shannon Gabriel (1) in the first innings and then removed West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite (10) in the second innings to achieve the feat.
Ashwin is now 24th on the overall tally of most Test wickets.
He is also the fourth highest Indian Test wicket-taker, behind Anil Kumble (619), Kapil Dev (434) and Harbhajan Singh (417).
Most Test wickets by Indian bowlers:

Ashwin is also the seventh spinner on the list of all-time highest wicket-takers.
Most Test wickets by spinners:

Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralithran is on top of the tally with 800 Test wickets under his belt.