On July 12, Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian off-spinner, achieved a unique feat of dismissing both father and son in international cricket. Ashwin dismissed the West Indian opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul in the 13th over of the first Test between India and West Indies in Dominica. Tagenarine is the son of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a former great batter.
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Ashwin had dismissed Shivnarine Chanderpaul four times in Test matches, including in Sachin Tendulkar’s final international game at the Wankhede Stadium in November 2013. This makes Ashwin the first Indian and the fourth bowler ever to dismiss a father-son duo in international cricket.
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc had achieved a similar feat of dismissing the same father-son combination in 2022. Former England all-rounder Ian Botham and former Pakistan legend Wasim Akram are the only two bowlers who have achieved a similar feat. Bothan and Akram had dismissed the same father-son pair of Lance Cairns and Chris Cairns.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is considered among the all-time greats in all formats of cricket. In his career, he scored over 20,000 international runs, including over 11,000 Test runs, with 41 centuries and 25 fifties, with the highest Test score of 203* against Bangladesh and the highest ODI score of 150 against South Africa.
Ravichandran Ashwin Completes 700 International Wickets
Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian spinner, is the third Indian cricketer to pick up 700 international wickets, joining former Indian greats Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. The 36-year-old has 479 Test wickets and has picked up 223 scalps in ODIs. In T20Is he has 72 wickets to his name.
India were asked to field first after losing the toss in the opening Test. Debutant Alick Athanaze and vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood are currently batting as the West Indies are struggling at 66/3 in 27 overs. The Test series is part of India’s World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-2025 cycle.
