Out of all his Test wickets (409 when I am writing this article), almost 46% occurred by Caught dismissals. Bowled & LBW mode of dismissals contributes 21 & 20 percent, respectively. Ravichandran Ashwin-Ajinkya Rahane are one of the two pairs to have 25+ wickets among them by-catches. You can check complete fielding records in Cricket here. You can also find here where Ashwin ranks in the bowlers’ list with the most wickets in home Tests.
There is a saying, “Everyone is born right-handed. Only the gifted overcome it.” Left-handed batsmen in Cricket are known for their creative shot-making skills – Brian Lara, Adam Gilchrist, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sanath Jayasuriya are few names that come to my mind easily.
You might wonder why am I speaking about left-handed batters when writing an article on Ravichandran Ashwin, a right-handed Indian off-spinner. It all comes down to Ashwin’s liking of lefties among his opponents and his ability to crack leftie’s aggression and creativeness on the field.
The first five names in his most dismissed batsman list are left-handers. When Ashwin became the first-ever bowler to dismiss left-handed batsmen 200 times in Test cricket, his total wickets count haven’t crossed the 400-mark. This shows his liking for bowling against the lefties.
Let’s find out the batsmen who have been the victim of Ravichandran Ashwin, the most times in Test cricket.
| BATSMAN | NO. OF DISMISSALS | INNINGS PLAYED | MOST DISMISSED BY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Stokes (ENG) | 13 | 29 | Caught - 5 times |
| David Warner (AUS) | 11 | 20 | LBW - 6 times |
| James Anderson (ENG) | 9 | 23 | Caught - 5 times |
| Alastair Cook (ENG) | 9 | 21 | Bowled - 3 times C&B - 3 times |
| Kraigg Brathwaite (WI) | 8 | 14 | Caught - 6 times |
| Tom Latham (NZ) | 8 | 9 | LBW - 3 times |
| Steve Smith (AUS) | 8 | 25 | Caught - 5 times |
| Edward Cowan (AUS) | 7 | 10 | Caught - 2 times LBW - 2 times |
| Ben Duckett (ENG) | 7 | 11 | Bowled - 2 times Caught - 2 times Stumped - 2 times |
| Mitchell Starc (AUS) | 7 | 15 | Caught - 5 times |
| Ollie Pope (ENG) | 7 | 16 | Caught - 3 times |
| Nathan Lyon (AUS) | 7 | 21 | Caught - 4 times |
Stats Insights
The above list of 12 batsmen include:
- 10 left-handed batsmen
- 5 Australian batsmen
- 3 English batsmen
- 5 Openers
- 3 No.3 batsmen
Out of all his Test wickets (409 when I am writing this article), almost 46% occurred by Caught dismissals. Bowled & LBW mode of dismissals contributes 21 & 20 percent, respectively.
Ravichandran Ashwin-Ajinkya Rahane are one of the two pairs to have 25+ wickets among them by-catches. You can check complete fielding records in cricket here.
You can also find here where Ashwin ranks in the bowlers’ list with the most wickets in home Tests.
