Ashwin calls breaking Harbhajan's record 'special'; earns response from cricketer

Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who scored his second consecutive fifer in ongoing India Vs England Test series expressed his joy after surpassing former offie Harbhajan Singh's Test wicket tally, saying that he had 'never imagined' that he would once break Bhajji's record, whom he would once try to emulate. 

"When I was watching 2001 series where Bhajji was playing, I did t even imagine that I would go on to become an off-spinner for country. I was still a batsman for my state, trying to accelerate a career towards batting and playing for country. I was t even sure that I was going to become a player for India cricket team," Ashwin said during a post-match press conference. 

"A lot of my teammates from that generation used to make fun of me because I used to bowl like Bhajji and I used to try to bowl like him. From re on to actually break a record of something that he posses is something incredibly special. I didn't kw it but w that I kw it, I do feel happy," he added.

Ashwin's interview ultimately earned a response from Harbhajan Singh who congratulated him, wishing many more records for him 'far bigger than this.' Check out his tweet. 

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Ashwin bags ar fifer

Bowling from his home ground- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Ravichandran Ashwin recorded his second consecutive fifer after he bowled out  likes of opener Dom Sibley, number three batsman Dan Lawrence, middle-order batsman Ben Stokes and tail-enders Olly Stone, and Stuart Broad.

He had previously picked up nine scalps at very same venue in previous Test which also included a six-wicket haul. With this,  veteran spinner took his number of wickets in Test cricket in India to 268, surpassing Harbhajan's tally of 265 wickets. He is w only behind former Indian skipper Anil Kumble, who heads list with 350 wickets.

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