Updated On: 25 January, 2024 08:51 PM IST | Hyderabad | mid-day online correspondent
Ashwin entered the match needing 10 wickets to reach the landmark of 500 scalps

Ravichandran Ashwin (R) and Ravindra Jadeja (L) / Pic: AFP
Ravindra Jadeja, one half of India`s most successful Test bowling pair, is backing his longtime colleague, Ravichandran Ashwin, to reach 500 career wickets in the IND vs ENG 1st Test.
On the opening day of the IND vs ENG 1st Test, Ashwin and Jadeja went past Anil the Kumble-Harbhajan Singh duo to become the most successful Test bowling pair for India with 502 wickets in the game`s traditional format.