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Did Ashwin score more centuries in Tests than Dhoni? The figures will surprise you too


Ashwin vs Dhoni Test Hundred: Ravichandran Ashwin has said goodbye to international cricket. Ashwin retired during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. After the Gaba test, Ashwin had announced his retirement through a press conference. Ashwin was an important player for Team India in Test cricket for a long time. Ashwin, who plays as a spinner in the team, has done wonders with the bat on many occasions, especially in Test cricket. So let us know who has scored more centuries between Dhoni and Ashwin.

It is noteworthy that Ashwin and Dhoni have scored equal 6-6 centuries in their respective Test careers. Dhoni played for the team as a wicket-keeper batsman, while Ashwin played as a spinner or rather a spin bowling all-rounder. Despite this, both of them scored 6-6 centuries in their Test career.

Even though both have equal Test centuries, Ashwin scored more centuries than Dhoni on foreign soil. Dhoni scored 5 out of 6 Test centuries in India and 1 in Pakistan. Whereas Ashwin scored 4 out of 6 Test centuries in India and the remaining 2 Test centuries in West Indies. In this way, the Indian spinner is ahead of MS Dhoni in terms of scoring a Test century on foreign soil.

Test career of Dhoni and Ashwin

MS Dhoni: Former Indian captain MS Dhoni played 90 Tests in his career. Batting in 144 innings of these matches, he scored 4876 runs at an average of 38.09. During this period, he scored 6 centuries and 33 half-centuries, in which the high score was 224 runs.

Ravichandran Ashwin: Let us tell you that Ravichandran Ashwin played 106 test matches in his career. Bowling in 200 innings of these matches, he scored 537 runs at an average of 24.00, in which the match best figure was 13/140. Apart from this, Ashwin batted in 151 innings and scored 3503 runs at an average of 25.75, in which he scored 6 centuries and 14 half-centuries. During this period his high score was 124 runs.

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