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Senior batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also might get an exemption, and the choice of appearing in the tournament is entirely on them

The pacer recently suffered a hamstring injury during the second T20I against Bangladesh this month

England was chasing a target of 398 in the second Test in Visakhapatnam, when Ashwin chipped in with three wickets to set up India's victory.

The premier domestic tournament was played out in a rush between January and March, as the teams often had to return to the field after a short break.

Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir claimed his second five-wicket haul in Tests, while veteran pacer James Anderson achieved a historic milestone as England bowled out India for 477 in their first innings.

Ashwin entered the exclusive club of players by making his 100th Test appearance for India during the fifth Test against England at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium in Dharamsala on Thursday.

The seasoned spinner acknowledged and gave gratitude for the sacrifices his family has made along the way.

Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel's unbeaten 72-run stand took India across the finishing line during the tricky chase of 192 runs.

It took Ashwin a mere 98 Test matches to accomplish this remarkable feat.

India's Slow Start: Add 62 Runs in First Session, Ashwin-Jurel Partnership Boosts to 388/7 at Lunch

Making him only the fourth Indian to attain number one position after Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Bishan Singh Bedi to top the charts.

Hope scored 7,396 runs in 188 international games with 18 centuries and 32 fifties.

After dominating England for the majority of four days, India found themselves on the losing side with a 28-run defeat.

Electing to bat first, England were off to a decent start with openers Zack Crawley and Ben Duckett negotiating the pacers well.

The 37-year-old spinner became the latest cricketer to be invited to the ceremony.

Rahul Dravid, the head coach, wore a smile meeting the players after their victory. In a BCCI video, Dravid was captured embracing Kuldeep Yadav and Shubman Gill.

Bedi, who played 67 Tests between 1967 to 1979 and took 266 wickets, died at his home here after a prolonged illness

"Star Sports Bangla Cricket Expert Manoj Tiwary suggests Mohammad Shami's singular prowess suffices, as two fast bowling all-rounders may be redundant in the XI. He speculates team management's interest in Shardul's batting prowess."

Ashwin was included in India's squad in place of injured Axar Patel, and now he might pip pacer Shardul Thakur for a place in the eleven.

India have brought in veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in place of injured all-rounder Axar Patel after his phenomenal performance against Australia in the recent ODI series.