Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 300 wickets in 54 Tests breaking Dennis Lillee's record. Dennis Lillee took 56 matches to reach the milestone.
During the second Test against Sri Lanka, Ravichandran Ashwin scalped the wicket of Lahiru Gamage to reach the milestone. In all, he took eight wickets in the match.
In his 54 matches, he has given away 7520 runs with 7 for 59 being his best. His average is stupendous at 25.30 in 53 Tests.
Lillee, one of the greatest fast bowlers, reached the landmark in 1981 against Pakistan in Brisbane. Sri Lanka offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan is now third, getting there in 58 Tests. Murali is the leading wicket-taker in Tests with 800 wickets.