Ashwin takes 5 wickets as India rolls the West Indies for 150, reaches 80-0 in 1st test

Ravichandran Ashwin claimed his 33rd five-wicket haul in tests and a piece of history as India bowled out the West Indies for 150 on the first day of the first test Wednesday.

Ravichandran Ashwin claimed his 33rd five-wicket haul in tests and a piece of history as India bowled out the West Indies for 150 on the first day of the first test Wednesday.

At stumps, India was 80-0, only 70 runs behind with Yashasvi Jaiswal 40 not out and captain Rohit Sharma 30 not out.

Returning to the India team after missing the World Test Championship final in June, Ashwin took 5-60 from 24.3 overs, including the wicket of Tagenarine Chanderpaul (12). In doing so, he became the first Indian and fifth player to dismiss a father and son in test cricket: Ashwin dismissed Shivnarine Chanderpaul — father of Tagenarine — in his debut test in 2011.

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Mitchell Starc, Ian Botham, Wasim Akram and South Africa spinner Simon Harmer are the only other players to have dismissed a father and son in tests: Starc and Harmer also achieved the feat against the Chanderpauls.

Ashwin also passed 700 wickets across all international formats.

“I thought it was a really good performance,” Ashwin said. “There was some moisture in the pitch in the first session. It got slower and started to spin a little bit. I enjoyed the spell in the first session and in the second I had to work a little bit more.”