India vs Bangladesh, first test: Ashwin breaks Anil Kumble's record with 37th five-wicket haul

Following his impressive hundred on the first day of the Test that rescued India from a dire 144/6 in the first innings, Ashwin picked up a six-wicket haul on the fourth day to spin his side a mammoth 280-run win against Bangladesh.

Ashwin's 6/88 in the fourth innings meant that he touched the 750 international wickets mark, becoming only the fourth spinner to achieve this feat after Muthiah Muralidaran, Shane Warne, and Anil Kumble. During his spell, the off-spinner climbed to the eighth spot of the all-time leading Test wicket-takers, going past Courtney Walsh's 519. Ashwin now has 522 Test wickets to his name.

This was also Ashwin's 37th Test five-wicket haul in an innings, taking him second on that list alongside Warne (37) and behind Muralidaran (67).

Most five-wicket hauls in Tests

PLAYER	NO. OF FIVE-FORS
Muthiah Muralidaran	67
Ravichandran Ashwin	37
Shane Warne	37
Sir Richard Hadlee	36
Anil Kumble	35

The 38-year-old spinner received the Player of the Match award for his impressive show. He currently holds the most Player of the Series awards (10) for India.

Bangladesh started Day Four with six wickets in hand and the experienced duo of Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan at the crease. The two negotiated the first hour of play with the remaining wickets intact. India's skipper Rohit Sharma then deployed Ashwin to tackle the two left-handers.

Within his first over, Ashwin struck with Shakib's wicket, sparking an implosion in the Bangladesh batting. The six wickets fell for just 40 runs despite a resisting fifty from Shanto, who finished with 82 off 127 balls.

India vs Bangladesh:
Ravichandran Ashwin wrecked Bangladesh claiming 6-88 and bowling India to a comprehensive 280-run victory inside four days in the opening test for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series on Sunday.

Chasing a mammoth 515 victory target, Bangladesh were all out for 234 with only skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (82) offering some resistance with the bat.

Local boy Ashwin was pick of the Indian bowlers, while Jadeja returned 3-58.

After Bangladesh resumed on 158-4, Shanto and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan kept India at bay with their dogged resistance in the opening hour.

Home captain Rohit Sharma pressed Ashwin into service and the local boy responded by breaking the partnership in his first over of the day.

The wily off-spinner lured the batter forward and Yashasvi Jaiswal took a bat-pad catch at short leg to end Shakib's knock of 25.

Left-arm spinner Jadeja had Litton Das caught in the slip and returned to end Shanto's defiant knock as Bangladesh collapsed in a heap to lose with five sessions to spare.

The second and final test begins in Kanpur on Friday.