Wily Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah on Monday wished he had a Test face off with magician Indian offspinner Ravichandaran Ashwin in a battle of two fast, in-form wicket-taking spinners. Read | Bishoo heroics bring WI back as day-night Test heads for exciting finishEngland’s George Lohmann holds the record of fastest to 100 Test wickets when he completed the tally in his 16th Test in 1896. Ravichandran Ashwin became the second fastest to 200 Test wickets during the recent Test series against New Zealand. “I have not played a Test against India so it’s my wish.”Political tensions have not allowed Pakistan and India to play a Test series against each other since 2007. Ashwin had made his Test debut in 2011 while Shah has only started playing Tests two years ago.

Source: Hindustan Times October 17, 2016 06:45 UTC