New Delhi, March 6 -- Ahead of his 100th Test match, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reminisced on his Test debut and reflected on what the milestone means for him as a player.

India and England will lock horns in the fifth and final Test of the series in Dharamshala from Thursday, which will be Ashwin's 100th Test as well. 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.

Speaking about his debut Test match against West Indies on December 6, 2011, Ashwin told E...