Had it not been for the administrative gaffe in the Caribbean last year, Ashwin might have broken Muttiah Muralitharan’s record for most ‘Player of the Series’ awards in Test cricket in Kanpur earlier this week.

Ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin clinched his 11th Player of the Series award as India defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in the home Test series. With this, the veteran cricketer equalled the Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan’s world record of most Player of the Series awards.

This was Ashwin's 11th Player of the Series award in Test cricket and he is now the joint-highest on this list.

The legendary cricketer equals Muttiah Muralitharan for THIS world record after his Player of the Series award in the now-concluded India Vs Bangladesh Test series.

India's Ravichandran Ashwin bagged his 11th Player of the Series award, equalling the world record held by Sri Lanka legend Muttiah Muralitharan.

Ravichandran Ashwin was awarded Player of the Series after his stellar performance in the India vs Bangladesh Two-Test match series.

After India extended its consecutive victories at home in Test cricket to 18, the Rohit Sharma-led side will be keen to ride high on the momentum in the three Tests against the Kiwis followed by the highly-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia later this year.

Ravichandran Ashwin received his 11th Player of the Series award in Tests, equalling Murali's long-standing world record.