Dharamshala, March 6 -- Ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin's 100th Test in the fifth and final game against England on Thursday in Dharamshala, the 37-year-old spinner said that for him life and long format cricket are very "synonymous".

In 99 Tests so far, Ashwin has taken 507 wickets at an average of 23.91, including 35 five-wicket hauls, with the best bowling figures of 7/59. Combine it with his tally of 3,309 runs in 140 innings at an average of 26.14, with five centuries and 14 fifties and he is one of the most successful all-rounders of the modern era.

In an interview with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Ashwin said that he had no clue that he could end up playing 100 Test matches when he started his internation career.

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