R Ashwin ended with 18 wickets from two Tests. Only two bowlers – Anil Kumble (v Pakistan in 1998-99) and Irfan Pathan (v Zimbabwe in 2005) with 21 wickets each – have taken more wickets in a two ...
Interestingly, the former India skipper was sent in at No 3 on Thursday in the absence of Shubman Gill who had to miss the Test match due to a stiff neck.