New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hailed "spin wizard" Ravichandran Ashwin for his remarkable achievement of completing 500 wickets in Test cricket.

Ashwin entered the elite 500 Test wicket club on Day 2 of the third Test against England in Rajkot. He was on 499 scalps at the end of the second Test in Vizag and completed his 500th with the wicket of Zak Crawley on Day 2 of the third Test.

Union Home Minister commended Ashwin's "exemplary cricketing prowess", posting on X, "Congratulations to our spin wizard @ashwinravi99 on achieving the gigantic feat of taking 500 Test wickets. It is an indelible validation of your exemplary cricketing prowess. Your stellar show is our...