The first day of the primary Test between India and West Indies belonged to spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin. He had the West Indies batters on the run as he broke their resistance with some terrific bowling. He additionally achieved many feats on the day. By the second session on Day 1, Ashwin grabbed 4/49 and have become the third Indian bowler to succeed in 700 wickets as hosts West Indies have been 137 for eight.

Ashwin obtained to the milestone when dismissed Alzarri Joseph (4) for his third wicket. He is the third Indian after Anil Kumble (956) and Harbhajan Singh (711) to succeed in the coveted milestone.

Later, he denied Alick Athanaze a fifty on debut, dismissing him three runs shy of the milestone. Ashwin achieved a uncommon distinction of getting the wickets of each father and son in his illustrious Test profession when he dismissed Tagenarine Chanderpaul on the opening day of the primary Test in opposition to the West Indies. Ashwin, who had made his Test debut in 2011 in New Delhi, had dismissed Tagenarine’s father Shivnarine Chanderpaul throughout his maiden look within the longest format.

Ashwin had trapped Chanderpaul senior plumb in-front within the second innings of that Test match which occurred 12 years again.

Ashwin, who had 474 Test wickets earlier than this match, bowled younger Tagenarine with a magnificence and have become solely fifth bowler in world cricket to dismiss each father and son throughout his profession.

Funnily, it’s the Chanderpauls, who characteristic thrice within the checklist of the daddy and son duo dismissed by identical bowler.

Australian quick bowler Mitchell Starc and South Africa’s off-spinner Simon Harmer are the opposite two bowlers who had dismissed Shivnarine and Tagenarine.

May be it’s got to do with Chanderpaul senior’s longevity as he retired as late as 2015, whereas his son made his debut in Tests final yr.

With PTI inputs