India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin continued his monstrous run against West Indies, becoming the bowler with the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket among all active players. 

Ashwin accomplished this feat during India's first Test against West Indies in Dominica. After missing the World Test Championship final against Australia in June Ashwin made an impactful return in India's first match of the new 2023-25 WTC cycle.

With a striking 5 for 60 in 24.3 overs at an economy rate of 2.44 Ashwin has overtaken England pacer James Anderson to become the player with the most five-wicket hauls among active ones. He now has 33 five-wicket hauls in the longer format, as compared to Anderson's 32.

Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralidaran has the most five-wicket hauls in Test history, with a total of 67. He is followed by late Australian spin legend Shane Warne (37), former New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee (36), India's Anil Kumble (35), Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath (34) and then Ashwin.

Ashwin has a total of five five-wicket hauls against the West Indies in Test cricket and he sits next to former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh (5) and former WI bowling great Malcolm Marshall (6) when it comes to having the most five-wicket hauls in India-West Indies Tests.

The 36-year-old has three five-wicket hauls in West Indies, the most by an Indian bowler in the Caribbean. Notably, Subhash Gupte, Kumble, Harbhajan and Ishant Sharma also have three fifers in West Indies.

Ashwin also surpassed Anil Kumble to become the Indian with most bowled dismissals in the longest format of the game.

Ashwin also completed his 700 international wickets during the match. In 271 matches, he has taken 702 wickets at an average of 25.83, with best figures of 7/59. He has 33 fifers and seven ten-wicket hauls in international cricket. He has taken 479 wickets in 93 Test matches for India with best figures of 7/59. He also has 151 ODI wickets in 113 matches with the best figures of 4/59. The spin veteran has 72 wickets in 65 T20Is, with best figures of 4 for 8.