Border-Gavaskar Trophy: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has its own special dominance in the history of Test cricket, which is considered the biggest Test series. When the players of both the teams stand against each other, on one hand, there will be a competition between Virat Kohli-Steve Smith, Jasprit Bumrah-Mitchell Starc, while on the other hand, India’s Ravichandran Ashwin and Australia’s Nathan Lyon will also come face to face. Let’s know the statistics of these legendary spinners.
Ravi Ashwin and Nathon Lyon have been the most successful spinners in the BGT. The history of this tournament has seen a fierce race for wickets between the two legends. Both the bowlers started their Test careers together.
Most wickets to Lion’s name
Lyon is the leading wicket-taker in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The kangaroo bowler has played a total of 26 matches against India since his debut in 2011. During this period, he has taken 116 wickets at an average of 32.40. During this time, he has managed to take 5 wickets in an innings 9 times. His best performance has been 8 wickets for 50 runs.
Ashwin also excels
India spinner Ravi Ashwin has also bowled brilliantly in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has played a total of 22 Test matches in the BGT since 2011 and has taken 114 wickets at an average of 28.36. There is only 2 wickets difference between him and Lion. He has achieved the feat of taking 5 wickets in an innings 7 times. His best performance in an innings is 7 wickets for 103 runs.
