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On the opening day of the Test series against West Indies in Roseau, Ashwin grabbed his 33rd Test five-for to help bowl out the hosts for just 150 to give India the advantage. He first got the big wickets of Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Kraigg Brathwaite in the first session, before dismissing debutant and top-scorer Alick Athanaze and two tailenders to finish with 5 for 60. Ashwin said it was his "constant search for excellence" that has held him in good stead all this while.

Ravichandran Ashwin always has been constant in Indian XI atleast in test Cricket now for almost a decade & rightly so he has proved that he can not only take wickets in rank Turner's but also in overseas too. Now he has gone past 700 international wickets & I hope he also completes 800 wickets before he retires.

Reason behind Ashwin Success & Mental toughness

"There's so much international cricket, IPL, leagues these days around the world that it's important for us to stay in the present. I do a lot of other things surrounding cricket, there are some teams to look after at home as well. I always try to stay in the present. What happened in the WTC final was very sad because we couldn't win, and it was the second final in a row. Out here it was very important for me to start the series well, stay in the present and do well. I got lucky, I had a really good first spell today which set up the spell later on."

Imo Ashwin will easily complete 800 wickets & will take more than five 5ers to go past Shane Warne in most five wickets haul list. R Ashwin was disappointed by not getting selected in WTC Final 2023 but he didn't sulk & think about it more, he understands the team management & the way they run Indian Cricket because Ravindra Jadeja is also a quality option & that confusion of playing whom will always test Indian management ahead in future as well.

Source of Info ~ CrinInfo & Own thoughts on topic