R Ashwin Eyes Two Huge MilestoneS in England Test Series

India have named their squad for the first two Tests of a five-match series against England at home

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R Ashwin along with Ravindra Jadeja will be expected to play a prominent role during the series

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The squad also comprises left-arm spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel

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For Ashwin the series could help him achieve two significant milestones

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The offspinner is just 10 scalps shy of joining the 500 Test wickets club

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He will become the second Indian after Anil Kumble to achieve the feat

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Overall, he'll be the 9th bowler to do so with his contemporary Nathan Lyon recently joining the club

Ashwin is five games away from completing a century of Tests too

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If Ashwin plays all five matches of the England series, he'll become the 14th Indian to be capped in 100 Tests

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The five venues for the Tests are Hyderabad, Vizag, Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamsala

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