Galle, July 26: The first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle is India off-spinner R Ashwin's 50th Test. Since India opted to bat first, the Tamil Nadu will have to wait to spin a web around the Lankan batsmen.
However, Aswhin's wife Prithi Narayanan and their two kids had a field day at the stadium, awaiting him to see in action.
The 30-year-old tweaker in 49 Tests has taken 275 wickets. He has taken five wickets in an innings 25 times and 10 wickets seven times.
The premier strike bowler of India has returned to the country that sparked his revivial back in 2015.
Troubling Amma on Appa's 50th Test. @ashwinravi99 @prithinarayanan #Ashwin50 #INDvSL #GalleTest pic.twitter.com/pAABGRE5fg
— V. Balaji (@cricketbalaji1) July 26, 2017
In that series against Sri Lanka, Ashwin had taken 21 wickets from three Test matches at a shade over 18, engineering India's come-from-behind 2-1 victory.
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