For me R Ashwin is the greatest Indian off-spinner, true Test all-rounder and a modern day great. Somehow I feel he deserved a much better farewell. @ashwinravi99 - Mohd. Kaif on X .

Ashwin's count of 37 five-wicket hauls in Tests, including one on debut, is joint-second best alongside Shane Warne, and only behind Muttiah Muralitharan's tally of 67.