R Ashwin's wife pens emotional note after India's win in Rajkot Test: 'A lot happened between 500 and 501'

Ashwin took the second fewest number of deliveries to reach the landmark of 500 Test wickets and has a chance to reach 100 Tests if he plays the fifth and final Test of the series at Dharamsala.

India clinched the third Test of the ongoing five-match series against England at Rajkot by a record margin of 434 runs on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

There were multiple talking points in the match, with hundreds from Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Yashasvi Jaiswal and twin half-centuries from Sarfaraz Khan on debut.

Ravichandran Ashwin also claimed his 500th Test wicket after removing Zak Crawley for 15 in the first innings, but a bigger talking point than the off-spinner was him withdrawing from the match after the second day's play due to a family emergency.

However, on Sunday, the 37-year-old returned to take the field on the fourth day of proceedings where he took the wicket of Tom Hartley, en route to the team winning in the match.

Following the victory, Ashwin's wife Prithi took to Instagram to congratulate the cricketer on getting to 500 wickets in Test cricket and referred to him reaching the mark as a "phenomenal achievement".

"We chased the 500 to Hyderabad, it didn't happen. To Vizag, it didn't happen. So I just bought a ton of sweets and gave it to everyone at home at 499. 500 came and went quietly. Till it didn't. A lot happened between 500 and 501. Longest 48hours of our lives."

"But this is about the 500. And the 499 before that. What a phenomenal achievement. What a phenomenal guy. I am insanely proud of you @rashwin99 We love you!" she wrote.

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Ashwin took the second fewest number of deliveries to reach the landmark of 500 Test wickets and has a chance to reach 100 Tests if he plays the fifth and final Test of the series at Dharamsala.