CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Warne picked his 200th Test wicket during Sri Lanka’s tour of Australia when his six-fer helped Australia beat the Lankans by an innings and 36 runs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yasir Shah tops the list of fastest bowlers to reach 200 wickets in Test. Another Pakistani Waqar Younis occupies the fifth position. India’s very own Ravichandran Ashwin is third, reaching this feat in just 37 Test matches.

Detailed explanation-3: -Former Pakistan fast bowler, Waqar Younis, still holds the record for the youngest bowler to take 200 Test wickets. He reached the hallmark at the age of 24 years and 26 days. Waqar made his international Test debut in 1989 at the age of 19.

Detailed explanation-4: -Q. Which Indian Pace bowler achieved the milestone of 200 Test wickets recently? Notes: Mohammed Shami recently achieved the milestone of 200 Test wickets, during the first Test against South Africa.

Detailed explanation-5: -89 Matches needed by R Ashwin to complete 450 wickets in Test cricket. He is the second-fastest bowler to the milestone, behind Muthiah Muralidaran (80).