Indian ace spinner Ravi Chandran Ashwin is all set to play his 50th Test match for India. The first Test match between India and Sri Lanka which starts today (July 26) marks this milestone.

Ashwin made his Test debut for India in November 2011 against West Indies at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi.


Speaking on his milestone Test, Ashwin said it was a dream come to true to comeback to the venue where he got the momentum in 2015 to fix his place in the Test side. Ash picked up a 10-fer in the last Test he played here at Galle.

"It brings back a lot of good memories, coming back to the same venue [Galle]. And 50th Test is definitely something that has come about. I am not able to go back and retrace how I did it but I am very grateful to have gotten here. I think every Test match is a blessing from here on," said Ashwin.

Ravi Ashwin has picked up 275 wickets in his 49 Tests (92 innings) so far at a bowling average of 25.22. He has twenty five 5-fer and seven 10-fers in his career so far.