Indian Cricket team off-spin specialist Ravichandran Ashwin has become the fastest cricketer to take 250 wickets in the Test matches. Ashwin surpassed Australian fast bowler Dennis Keith Lillee to reach the milestone of 250 Test wicket. Thus Ravichandran Ashwin has become the sixth Indian bowler to reach 250 test wickets.
The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Started in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of ₹ 500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.