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R Ashwin's rare feat: First spinner in over 100 years to get wicket off first ball of innings

The last time it happened was when South African leg spinner Bert Vogler dismissed England's Tom Hayward in a Test match at the Oval in 1907. It was the first ball of the match.

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Ravichandran Ashwin's appeal for a successful wicket during the first Test vs England in Chennai. Picture/ PTI

Ravichandran Ashwin's appeal for a successful wicket during the first Test vs England in Chennai. Picture/ PTI

Veteran India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday became the first spinner in over 100 years of Test cricket to earn the distinction of dismissing a batsman off the very first ball of an innings.

On day four of the first Test against England, Ashwin sent back England opener Rory Burns off the very first ball of the second innings, caught by Ajinkya Rahane in the slips, to become only the third spinner in the 134-year history of the game to earn that rare distinction.

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